FIRES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4820, 25 November 1902, Page 7

FIRES.

PHES3 ASSOCIATION. LONDON. November 23. The mansion of St. Cloud, at Powick, Worcestershire, belonging to Earl Beauchamp, formerly Governor of New South Wales, and occupied by Lady Catbcrino Berkley, has been burned to the ground. Tho inmates escaped in their night attire. Some of the pictures and furniture on the ground floor were saved. Earl Beauchamp was a spectator of the fire. AUCKLAND, November 24. The Criterion Hotel at Otahuhu, owned by Mr Seccombo, and of which Mrs Robinson was licensee, was, with its contents, destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The store and residence of Mr J. S. Irvine, and Mr Fransworth's shop and dwelling were also destroyed, but the contents of these places were saved.- ' The -insurances were Hotel, .£2650 in the United Office (reinsurances —National .£325, Australasian Alliance. North Queensland, Phoenix, Imperial. Alliance and South British .£250 each); stock and furniture, .£625, in tho Norwich Union; unoccupied houses, owned by Greater Northern Brewery Company, c£4oo in the Standard; Mr Irvine—Buildings cEl7sj stock .£625, in the Commercial Union.