NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1921, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

CHURCH FTRE.

I - ! LONDON, November 10. | The Church of St. John, Ijoved.iv road West Ealing W., was destroyed by fire late last night. } The outbreak was discovered shortly before 10.J0 p.m., and within a few minutes was blazing fiercely. The woodwork- of the church was made of pitch pine, and was of such an inflammable nature than tile (lames gained a quick hold and there was no hope of saving the building. A fireman, who stated he had been in the district, 2o years, said j that lie had never seen flames gain r.o rapidly as they did last night. A strange coincidence is the fact ilia I on Sunday the vicar, the Rev. J. J. Summer-haves, preached a sermon from (lie words, “We shall l»o purified as (>v fire.” KATE OF Ml? VAUGHAN WATERS. NEW YORK, Nov. Id. Kurt her details of the murder in an hotel here of Mr Leeds Vaughan Watters, an American, who was a foreign member of the Devonshire Club, London, show that at the time he was apparently gambling with James Dunn, of Milwaukee .a member of New York’s “underworld.” Sounds of a severe struggle in Water's room alarmed the hotel employees. The door was forced open, and, it is alleged Dunn sprang out holding what appeared to be a revolver, but was real-

ly a slipper, against his chest, At bis order three men held their hands up, and Dunn dashed down the stairs. At that moment the hotel electric lights went out and lie escaped. Mr Waters was found dead, his head having been battered with a gold earn*.