DAMAGE BY FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19513, 17 December 1926, Page 12

DAMAGE BY FIRE.

CHILDREN'S NARROW ESCAPE. OUTBREAK. HEAR HAMILTON. [BY TIXEGE.APH.—OWN COEBESfPOHDMST.] HAifILTON. Tharsds.y A five-roomed bouse at Rukuihia, owned by Mr. J. Pennitat and occupied by Mr. r B. "F. Hesketh, was completely destroyed by lire at .an early hour this morning. Mrs. Hesketh, whose husband was away at the time, was awakened by the flames and only bad time to save her two young children. - The house was irsored in the South British Office fo'r' £'27o, and the furnilmra for £IOO. HEW BUIimVO MENACED. FLAMES SOON SUBDUED. [BY TELEGRAPH,."—PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WAIMATE, Thursday. Abouit nine o'clock this morning a new hall at Willowbridge was discovered to be on fire, but residents in the vicinity quickly arrived on the scene and subdued the flames. The damage was not extensive. SETTLER'S HOUSE BURKED. i* CHAMPIONSHIP GUI'S SAVED. [by telegraph,—own CORRESPONDENT. J KAIPABA FLATS, Thttrsdny, The residence of Mr. Mark Fletcher, of Kaipara Flats, was burned shortly after midnight last night. AH that was saved was three championship cups; won by Mr. Fletcher's pedigree Firiesian cattle. The local settlers formed themselves into a bucket brigade, and with difficulty saved a shed alongside tbc - bouse.