A FIRE EPIDEMIC.
By Telegraph.—Press Association, Auckland, October 20. The old Whatawbata Hotel was totally destroyed by fire last night. It was occupied by Mr McLsish as a boardinghouse. The building was insured for .£l5O, There have been four fires in Whatawhata within the last month. First, there waa a fire at Mrs Bruce’s, then Mr Dickey’s residence was destroyed. Lane’s new hotel was tho next to go. and last night the old hotel, also the- property of Mr Lane, was burned. As in the other cases no cause can be given for the fire, and its origin remains a mystery. There are rumours of incendiarism, but they may be unfounded.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3263, 21 October 1897, Page 3
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111A FIRE EPIDEMIC. New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3263, 21 October 1897, Page 3
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