DESTRUCTIVE FIRES,

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18258, 20 February 1931, Page 7

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES,

OUTBREAK AT LEVIN. TAILOR’S SHOP DESTROYED. OTHER -PREMISES DAMAGED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) LEVIN, Thursday. A fire at 12.30 a.m. destroyed a shop owned by Mrs Herrick and occupied by Mr H. E. Monks, - tailor, also his stock. The building was insured for £6OO in the Norwich Union, and the stock and fittings for £3OO in the Sun Office. Slight damage was caused to adjoining premises, occupied by Cameron Bros., mercers; Ham, confectioner; Henderson, cycle agent; Hannah, pie-shop. All were covered by insurance.

BLAZE AT CHRISTCHURCH. SEVERAL PREMISES DAMAGED. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. A fire at midnight in a two-storeyed business block in Worcester Street considerably damaged a vulcanising plant belonging to Mr H. Gillespie, the printing works of Messrs Willis and Aitken, and the electrical goods store of J. I. Smail, Ltd. The property which was owned by Mr G. T. Moulder, was insured in the Commercial Union Office; Gillespie’s Stock and plant in the Victoria Office, Messrs Smail, Ltd., in the North British Office; Messrs Willis and Aitken in the Commercial Union. The figures are not available.

FIRE IN TIMBER YARD. DAMAGE, £25,000. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. BRISBANE, Feb. 19. A fire at the Rosenfleld Company's timber yard at New Farm, destroyed plant and timber valued at £25,000. FIRE AT GISBORNE. (Itv Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE. Friday. Eastwood Hill, Hie residence of Mr H. D. Cook, situated in beautiful grounds which formed one of the show places of Iho district, has been destroyed by fire. A valuable collection of curios was lost. The house was insured for £ J 500 and Hie contents for £2250 Ju the Phoenix insurance Company.