FIRES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11854, 19 May 1909, Page 5

FIRES.

(Per Press ' Association.) v < AL4iSTERTO'N, this day. I A tire, broke out at 1 a.m. m a fruit; \ shop and billiard saloon occupied by .ft ' Japanese, I4h Hop, being part of a two- ; storey block of buildings close to the \ post office. It was Gaining heavily at j the time. The fire spread ?;lpng the ■• upper storeys, and 'practically deatroyed th© buildings: The others 1 ; were, those of -Mrs Hbrne^refreshment Saloon), Blink, j horn (tobacconist), Clark (fish «hop), and ' Cole andr Westerman (drapersj. . A ! large part of tbe'.Jatter's stock was re- ' moved, bub was much damaged. ( ] Later.— The buildings belong, to tlie • Lands Trust, 'and were erected many j years ago. Mr and Mrs Home and two children' slept on the premises, and had a harrow escape. Tue 'insurancL's i amount to £2000. ' ' ,/ > .'":. ..-,.,'• ] after thii> ,'iiro ButlUe- -! ment'« bre\very, an oldi unoccupied 1 building, was bimied down. It wa-rf insured for 5100. MARTON, thi« day. ( A firo at .Marton -last night destroyed ' the offices of Harris and Ladley (soli- , citors), and Harris and . Sou (land ' agents), the Salvation Army barracks, ! C. E". Gibbons' cordial factory, and.large stubles owned by Briel, Broad and Co. . The firsjj started, m Harris and Ijudley's ' office. Aid od by a strong wind it quick- . lj' spread to the adjoining premises. The brigade 1 did splendid work, and succeeded m saving many buildings. The jn-. surnnces were : Gibbons' cordial factory £350 on the building and stock m the Alliance office, and £100 on the new. machinery' m- the Liverpool, Lorfdon and Globe office j Harris nnd Ladley had £75 on. the contents m the Royal office j j Harris and Son, £50 .on job printing ] plant and effects m the Norwich Union offico, and £150 on , the building m the . United office; Briel, Broad and Co. 's ] stables,' valued at £300,- were insured i for £75 m the Commercial Uni.on office. There ,wa« no insurance on , the large ;] stock of manures and farm produce. .- STRATFOItD, this day. ; At an eavlv hour this morning the 1 New Plymouth sash and door sawmill' ■ at Toko was destroyed by fire. Every- ; thing except the stacked timber was } destroyed. Tho -insurance is not yet known. • ' i