The Star. PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. FIRES.
. . . ....->. -.-o — ■— ~- ;■ "• [Per Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, July 13. A fire was discovered about two o'clock rfthis morning in Air Newton King's business block in t-h« centite of th6 town. Tot tunfttely no -wind was blowing, or the fcloek, wbieh -is an old one, would have been destroyed. The damage done -was ■chiefly to tli© stock of Boss> fl> bootaelkr, tjy water, and probably Rmc-itqts to from £200 to £300 in all. Tbs insitranco on the ■building* amfttlntfl tt> £1475, in the Phtßflis UffiW- Ross's stock was iimirSd for in th6 Royai Office* ttttd £260 each in thu Australian' Alliance and North British Offices. King had £500 in the S?hcenix Office on tha merchandise itt 'his part.- - .;. j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8061, 13 July 1904, Page 3
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