TWO WAIPUKURAU FIRES
SHOPS AND DWELLINGS AFFECTED [ Per Press Association. ) WAI PL’ KURA U, Jan. 13. Au outbreak cf lire. which quickly extinguished by the tire brii gade, occurred at 6.45 o’clock yestert day, when considerable damage resulted tu the stuck of Mr. L. Hawke and Co., electricians and radio and I music dealers; alsu small fuss in Mr. .E. C. Woodward’« pharmacy, adjoining. The building, which is owned by , Mr. A. E. Jull. was only slightly i damaged. The cause was jiossibly a : dropped cigarette butt. Ihe stock, ’ plant, and office furniture of Hawke i and Co. were insdred for £957 in the I Public Mutual, while Mr. Woodward 1 was covered in the Mutual Insurance I Office, and Mr. .lull in the National. I A dwelling, owned and occupied by * Mr. 11. McNabb, at Takapau, wa.: totally destroyed by lire at the weeki end. The origin uf the tire is un- | known. The insurances are under- | stood to be: House £350 and furniture £250 in the National Office. Fomc I articles were saved.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 11, 14 January 1936, Page 6
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