FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 127, 16 October 1912, Page 8

FIRES.

ARTISTS' FLAT BURNED.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auskland, Tuesday. A fire broke out on the top floor of the Palmerston Buildings in Queen street about one o'clock this morning. It was confined to wlmt is known as the artists' flat, which, excepting one, studio, was completely gutted. The studios destroyed belonged to Moore Jones, Armin Sehmitt. C. Kingsley-Smith, F. Langmuir, M. Levy, 11. Devere Percy, Misses Kit Turner and Yera Jacobsen. The loss in pictures alone is estimated at £IOOO. i Considerable damage was done from [ water in the premises. In the lower portion of the buildings almost every office suffered. The fire was extinguished about forty minutes after the outbreak. The caretaker's wife retired at 11 -jt.-n.. ;md later heard an unusual nuise, and found that the studio occupied by Miss Turner was ablaze. She gave the alarm. The fire insurances on the Palmerstnn buildings (top flat gutted) were £17,000 in the Guardian Fire Office. The English and Foreign Piano Company's stock which was badly damaged by water, was insured for £7600 in the TTnited Insurance Company, and' Woolridge and Bauglian were insured for £350 in the Atlas. Their stock is a total loss. Schmitt's insurance was £3OO in the Atlas, and his place was a total loss.

FEILDTNG HOUSE DESTROYED Feilding, Tuesday. "A dwelling house, owned and occupied US' A. ]-I. Maguirc, was totally destroyed by fire lliis morning. Two valuable pictures were saved, but everything else was destroyed. The fire is alleged to have been caused by a kerosene stove, rile insurances were: House £.50, furniture £205, bo Hi in the Sun Office. SHOP AND DWELLING BURNED. ('hristehureh. Tuesday. A lire at Rangiora .this morning destroys! a shop and dwelling owned by Aim. CI. Dale and occupied W .T. McAulifl'e, undertaker, also the 'adjoining dwelling owned by R. Kinky. Dale'* building was insured f'o,- £;)()() in the Northern Office, mid Kinlev'a house for £3OO, and the contents for £IOO in the Liverpool and London and Globe Office. If your property is not insured, call at or ring up the United Insurance Company, Ltd.. Devon street; telephone 198. Webster Bros., district agents. Insurance effected on the most favorable terms.—Advt.