FIRES IN THE SOUTH.
SHOP GUTTED AT DUNEDIN.
[BY TELEGRAPH.I'KESS ASSOCIATION".]
Dux KIMS, Thursday. A strop in George-street, occupied partly by George Cann, fruiterer, and partly by Den by Terry, stationer, was completely gutted early this morning. Cann, who left the shop before midnight, after extinguishing a fire which luid been burning in an open grate, says he lost £40 in notes, which were stowed away under an old sofa. The building was owned by Mr. Solomon, solicitor, and was insured in the Victoria office for £400. Terry's stock was insured in the Guardian office, and Cann's in the Phcenix. HIGH SCHOOL DESTROYED. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Invekcabgim,, Thursday. The Riverton District High School was completely destroyed by fire at' one o'clock this morning.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13768, 5 June 1908, Page 5
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124FIRES IN THE SOUTH. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13768, 5 June 1908, Page 5
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