FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 7

FIRES.

(By Telcffraph-Pruss Association.)' I '' , , , ... i ; , , Nelson, November 4. ■ A dwelling at Takaka,. owned anil occupicd h J Mr. Thos. Wandle,jwas destroyed ( by. fire on Wednesday night.v The i&mates had a narrow cscnpe. There afo-'flo ihfeuranccb, " i A shop and dwelling at Brightwater,. owned t by Mr. G. Rutherford, 'And'occHpied by the owner and Mr. G,..Wi> Hall, cycle agentj. was ; destroyed .by fire early this moraine. The building was insurod for .£IOO, in tha Norwich Union, ami .Mr; Hall's stock; for, j(JI6O "in v th6 Sonth British. .The .furniture. w;ai uninsured; Walmate, November 4. ' A three-roomed hbuse caught .fire to-day, and ; most of tho furniture was burned," but the brigade saved the house, which was occupied and owned by Mr. Dunlop, Tho insurances were:—Furniture, >£70|. house,: £70. .< . ; • ■ ■■■-,■ A CALL TO NEWTOWN- ' ; ■ The fire brigade was called at a few minutes past.nine .last-evening/ It was found that a J small firo had broken out at 8 Crawford Street, '• Newtown,. the residence Of \Mr. John rArthiir, " A candle had .caused the destruction - of - a window-curtain, and damaged the window. ; frame.". \ p .. *'.» v v v ,r I s Tha simplicity of action: and. great' effeotive. l hcssof tha Minimax Hand Firo Extinguisher I have beon proved, by the'actual' suppression ){ 1 numerous fires. A. T. Bato, Nathan's Build- [. ings, .Wellington, is the agent.—Advt.