FIRES.
AUCKLAND, August 28..
The Mount Albert railway station wig totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at £200. HASTINGS, August 25. Hats proved directly responsible for an outbreak of fire in the 'two-storeyed resi^ dence of Mr Morris Mason. Smoke was noticed issuing from a cupboard under the stairs at 8 o'clock last night, and the fire was | promptly subdued. Under the lumber was discovered a rat's nest, in which was an ignited box of wax vestas bearing marks of rats' teeth. WESTPORT,* August 28. The . Masonic Hal! was gutted by fir« at 2.35 a.m. to-day. The fire had too great a hold for the brigade to overcome it before the building was practically destroyed. In the building was a valuable organ, and all the Masonic regalia, the value of which will run into ,£IOO. The Royal Arch Chapter met last night, and it was 10 o'clock when the last of the members left the building. There was no sign of fire then. Insurances: Building £400, furniture £100. INVERCARGILL, August 28.
A six-roomed house, owned by Mr J. Pomeroy and occupied^ by Mr Martin Hughes, vtas gutted/ by fire this morning. Insurances : House £120 in the New Zealand, and the furniture £150 in the North British.
A fire on August 24 destroyed the barn and -dray and implement shed, together witih the giK of Mr Robert Hall, Tuapeka Weer. Tho barn contained 1 • over 100 bags of - oats, artificial manure, gross seed, and all other seeds for^ spring sowing.' The fife was first' observed by a neighbour (Mr L. Dal&iel), who rushed to the place, and, with forethought, pulled the dray out of danger. He then gave the alarm, ar.d plenty of willing hands set to work and commenced to remove the bags of oats, of which, about half were saved. The grass seeds and artificial manure were consumed in the fire. The fire had such a hold when the neigh* bours got on the ground that ft was im.possible to save the building. Mr Hall js at a loss to know how the. fire originated. He himself was in both buildings not half on hour before, and everything- waS- in usual order. Groat sympathy is felt for Mr Hall in hie loss, as there was onrv a small insurance on the building of £20. There was no insurance on the implements and grain. *
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Otago Witness, Issue 2842, 2 September 1908, Page 58
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