FIRES
BLAZE AT INVERCARGILL. ... (Umx'BD PBBB3 ASSOCIMIOK.!! INVERCARGIL, Feb. 4.. Early this morning the combined hotel and refreshment rooms belonging, to Mr George Foster, at Thornbury, were completely gutted by fire. The building is not insured and Mr Foster's lose will be heavy. OUTBREAK AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Feb. 4. A fire broke out late to-night in the New Zealand Express Company's stores in Herbert-street. The flames secured, a good hold, and though they are now (11.45 p.m.) under control, it is impossible to say how much the damage will amount to. The interior of the building Is apparently badly gutted. The insurances on last night'-s fire at the New Zealand Express Company's premises are £2500 with the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mackay, Logan's stock was insured for £IOOO in the Victoria., Office, and had another line, including furniture, stored for, different clients, for £1230.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19130205.2.28
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 5
Word Count
144FIRES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.