i Melting wax was responsible' for a fife at a'sniall factory 'at the corner of Dtratls Stre.et-aikl lija-ll Bay Road,- Ki-!-birnie, yest-erday aftc-rrrooti, Tlid firo brigade received the 'call a't- 4.12 p.m.', ' but'were unablo' to save tho place, ! though the (tames were prevented ,ffoni I spreading. The fact;)>:y was 'owned and occupied by Herbert Andreivnrtha, tlio j building being insured for £(i(i in the New Zealand Office and the contents for £200 in the Phoenix Office. An'adjoining dwelling occupied by H. A. Tobmer was damaged to smli* extent. It' ia covercrl by a policy' • for £430 in the South British Office, the contents being j insured for £125 in the Yorkshire Office. A-s a result of. th'c' recent affray on,the. steaifl-er Harfleie at Mifamar Wharf, the two principals,' Ho To and Ah Forr, will appear at' the Magistrate's Court this morning on charges arising -out of the affair. Ah Forr is » patient'of,tho Wellingtoi Hospital, wliilfe Ho To whs yestonlay arrested by Detective Bailey. ■.Captain.Miinro,' frhaffiuger,' has been granted a bonus by,'the Harbour Board for work done- during the strike. Swimming enthusiasts have heen making requests of the- City Council Baths : and Reserves Coinmittoc for better; facilities for their favourite rocreation. A deputation represontiiig ladies' swimming associations waited,upon tho last meeting of the committee and -urged that improvements wore necessary; in | the ladies' section of tho To Aro Baths. Tho bath, it. was stated, vns too dwp at the shallow end for children and others who could not swim. They also urged that the free:afternoon for child- ■ ron should be Wednesdays and. Saturdays instead of Thursdays and Saturdays . Tiio Evans Bay Club inad-o, rtpres'entations at the su.ni« meeting to havo more fheds builtat Evans Bay to' ac- I coinmodate the increasing number of bathers who swim in that locality, Tho committee havo both requests 'umier consideration. The first term of the DKiinevirko High School u-iH commence on Tuesday, February 3. • • ■ Messrs*. Abraham n<nd Williams, IAA., Palmerston North, have ft -9t-aero. farm for sale. Messi'F. Lewis and Co., Wangamii, hate a farm of 507 acres for sale. It is situated eleven, miics. from the. railway.'
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 8
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353Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 8
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