BOARDERS IN DANGER

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25396, 28 December 1945, Page 4

BOARDERS IN DANGER

ESCAPE IN NIGHT ATTIRE FIRE IN WOODEN HOUSE (0.C.) DARGAYILLE, Thursday Ten boarders, including several women, had a narrow escape when fire destroyed the second floor of a two.storcyod wooden building in Dargaville." Some who were asleep when the outbreak was first noticed were awakened when the flames were reaching up the walls of the rooms they occupied on the top floor, and escaped in tlieir night attire. One man. MiGeorge Vraliges, was admitted to the Northern Wairoa Hospital suffering from burns, but his condition is not serious. The fire created a threat to a block of wooden shops near by and it was only the prompt action of the fire brigade which prevented four other shops becoming ignited. The building, which is 45 years old, is owned by Mr J. Totich and was used ns an accommodation house by Mr T. Sunde. The top floor, which was redecorated and furnished only three months aso. is a complete loss, including the lodgers' possessions. Ihe ground floor was slightly damaged by water.

OUTBREAK AT HENDERSON SERIOUS DAMAGE TO .HO US K Serious damage was done to a tourroomed house in Sunnyvale Road, llende/son. as the result of a fire which occurred Yesterday. The occupier was not at home at the time of the outbreak and returned to find the premises enveloped in flames. Furniture of a total value of £3OO which was not covered by insurance was destroyed. A small single-roomed dwelling situated at the corner of Richardson Road and Stoddard Street, Mount Roskill, was practically destroyed when a fire occurred shortly alter 10 o'clock yestcrdav morning. Machines from the Avondale and Mount Albert stations attended the outbreak.

BURGLARS AT ROTORUA TWO VISITS TO BUILDING (0.C.) ROTORUA, Thursday Oil two consecutive nights intruders gained entrance to the Tourist Department buildings at the corner of Fenton and Hanpapa Streets, through an unlatched window. Although the office was ransacked nothing of value has been missed, except 17s 6d, the .staff's tea money, On the second occasion the intruders. who are thought to bp two men. were evidently disturbed by the night-watchman. BIOLOGY TRAINING COURSES IN AUCKLAND Attention to the lack of training in biology for school teachers in New Zealand has been directed by the report on science teaching prepared by tho New Zealand Association of Scientific Workers. In Auckland, however, such tuition is provided. A complete course in biology for bachelor of arts students has been provided at the Auckland University College for the past ten years. The course, which is part of the department of /.oology, was started by Mr \\\ |{. McGregor and is still carried on under his direction. It is stated to be the only biology course of its kind in New Zealand. The course is special!, adapted for the purposes of school teachers, and a large number of practising teachers have taken advantage of it. The lectures have been widely attended by undergraduates also, the students averaging from 60 to 80. CHILDREN'S HEALTH CAMP (•0.C.) HAMILTON, Thursday Three buses filled with children left Hamilton today *lor Port Waikato, where the children will spend a holiday as the guests of the Waikato Children's Camp League. The party will return on January 11 and will be replaced by a further party. Mr W. H. Paul, chairman of the league, and Mrs Tl. Ross. M P., secretary, in charge of the camp and they are assisted by a trained nurse and a number of secondary school prefects*