BLAZE AT BLENHEIM.
TWO SHOPS DESTROYED. Per Press Association, BLENHEIM, Dec. 30. Two shops in the business quarter of tho town were totally destroyed by fire at 2.30 this morning. One was occupied by Mr William Bateman, cycle dealer, and the other by Mr Mervyn Patchett, confectioner. Both were practically burnt out before tho alarm was given. Tho brigade made a remarkable save of the adjoining buildings. The shops were owned by Mr J. B. Rayner and insured for £375, including the plate glass and other fixtures. Mr Bateman’s stock was insured for £350 and Mr Patchett’s stock for £6OO. The adjoining shops, owned by Mr S. Adams and Mrs J. Hood, and occupied by Mrs M. Scollard and E. and J. Walton, both ladies’ outfitters, were slightly’damaged by smoko and water. The outbreak started at tho rear of Sir Patchett’s shop, but the origin is unknown.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 30 December 1925, Page 9
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