FIRES

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 53, 26 November 1926, Page 6

FIRES

BOOT SHOP STOCK DAMAGED.

Dominion Special.

Palmerston North, November 25.

Shortly before 6 o'clock this evening there was an outbreak of fire in the boot emporium in Rangitikei Street occupied by W. J. Donald and W J- Roberts. The fire was for the most part confined to the upper portion of the building, but the boot shop wa- badly burnt and stock was fairly extensively damaged. Two other shops a cycle de pot. and tea rooms, the latter conducted bv G. Steel, were affected by water and smoke. The cause of the fire is unknown. The three shops are owned bv Mr. I'- J Sheppard, of Rangitikei Street.

residence destroyed. Feilding. November 2a Tn the carlv hours of Wednesday morning a nine-roomed residence, owned and occupied bv Mr. A. A. “Obson, of Pakihikura, was totally destroyed bv fire. At about 10 p in., on Tuesday when Mr. Hobson, who is a bachelor retired to his room tn the front, everything, apparently, was in order, but later he was .awakened bv the fire, and could do nothing to extinguish the flames, which then had a good hold. Nothing was saved. Although the house and effects were insured, Mr Hobson suffers heavy loss.

the direction of W. S. lan Dyke, who has piloted Buck Jones through many of his best Western stories. A gazette scenic, nnd comedy comprise the supporting bill- Excellent incidental music by the Queen’s orchestra is an important attraction- Box plan at Bristol Piano Co., or ring 22—334 tor reserves.

ARTCRAFT THEATREA prize fight staged after the of fiftv years ago, when the battlers used bare fists and fought U> is one of the thrills in M.v Old Dutch. Universal's thrilling Jewel production of Loudon coster life, which will be screened at the Artcraft Theatre tb'® e ™"’ ine. for three nights only and one mat inee Pat O'Malley and Edgar Kennedy stage the battle. Among the plovers in the new feature are May McAvoy. I.it O'Malley Cullen Landis,, Jean Hersholt. and George Siegmann. M.v Old Dutch is literally! a sixty years love storyit revolves around the abiding love ami faith of a single counle and tlieir love for their sou. Included also is a, news and a Century comedy, whilst pleasing and apnropriate music by Jan.es Haydock will include that famous old song. "My Old Dutch ”

JOY NIGHT No. 8. Jov Night, to. take place to-night. promises to be a great night. like the previous ones The commercial travellers are leaving no stone unturned to give the peop’n who attend a really good true It i- to be a plain and fancy dres» ball but run in such a- manner tbit it will be fill of fun and frolic. although ruii on lines of a hiph-clase ball If the people who attend these •Toy N’elitj coul.i only see the bright eves of the little ones in the orphan homes and the sick children in the hospitals when the matron announces that 'be has received a substantial cheque for their Christmas comforts from the pommercial travellers, they would not heslrnt' in giving double what they already give fnv flits great cause. WELLINGTON COLLEGE CONCERT. The annual Wellington College concert v-11l be held on Saturday night in the Town nail. Arrangements are well in hnnd for •I good cononrt bv the punils. who have been sneclntlv trnlncd by masters of the onlli’e-e. Tim ohvslcnl dr’ll squad, tinibr Mr P G Thomson, will give n sp’-c--mcninr Item. Tim orchestra, under Mr. r.omns. w’ll p’ n ” s'dccHons. end *lm school '•lm'r. under Mr .1 T McCue, vylll also ••<>rfo'rm. A ’'noil item, the “Pvrnmua nnd Tbisbo” scene from tim “M'<lsumnior Night's rirqi's ’ is promised by tim dramatic dob .AU dil hors and those inforcstc’l in Wellington College nre asked to mn’-c a nolnt of being present Tim proceeds will bo ,'m-ntcfl to c'cer-ng off tim debt on tho newly-erected pavilion.