FIRES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12282, 15 June 1903, Page 2

FIRES.

Per Press Association. ; /' <s WelHngton, June 14. A fire. Recurred a^out 10 o'clock this morning* in the .tfnion Steanashij) Com-i pany's. offices, a, two-storied building, at the'eorner of Customs House tjuay. and «fe>hnson-street. > It appears tot have Started in the. room used by the Board in Wellington, and to have" fepfyad to the correspondence room ad-; joining. Both these rooms were con-, siderably damaged by fire water, the], manager's room/ < being -damaged by, smoke. 'The^progress of the fire was checked by. the fixer-proof, .cliors, «uti the main portion -of the building. h&s : been a .good deal injured. by si^oke., fotdV damage is roughly, estimat-: ed at £10Q0. A quantity of marine ) stores, stationery, and other stock kept on the upper flooT practically escaped. Insurances - are : — Building ' £40GD; distributed as follows : New Zealand £750,, Sun £300, Nation&l £750, Union £500," Standard £iOOO, Soutih British £700. Stock £5000,. as follows :— New Zealand £1250 .Sun £-200,<(N>ational £-250, Xon-. don an# Lacaalhire' £1000, Eoya, Exchange £500, Eoyal South Britisjh £-300. The fiT^ is sjuppoeed to. ha^e been caused through the bursting of a kerosene stove. Waihi, June 15. j A fire at lastr nijjht completely destroyed , three shops— Fritts,, stationer ; Phillips, draper ; and an, empty shop. The efforts of the Pire Brigade were ineffective owing to_ defective hose.' .