Serious Fires.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1911, Page 3

Serious Fires.

! PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WKSTPOHT. This Day. Collins' music, and ,!'ancy goods depot was gutted l).v (in> curly this morning. Tlie stock was insured for £400. A FARMER'S LOSS?. GIMISORXIO, This Dny. " An eight-roomed 'house, at AVaerengokuri, owned and occupied l; .v Mr Oarlyoii. a sheop la; ici-.M , . w.- 1 : destroyed by. fire to-r.ay. 'I'lichouse is insured in the A'ictoria offic-e for £100. 'Plio furnitiiro \v;i - not insured. J)RAI , KRY I'IMOMISKS GFTTRD. REEFTOX. This Day. Tlk , first lire for four year-; ocurred .this moniing, when Wills and Co.'s large drapery and ioery store on llullor rood was Inini--o{] to the groiund. Owing In s'hnrt-ne-ss of water due to tiho dry ht;i-

t.her. water was slow in coming, and a heavy loss resiiilted. as tOie firm was carrying £7000 worth of good-,

while the amount of insurance was £1800 only. The iiiisiirnnvs wcv • £300 each in the Standard Smith British, New Zealand, Victoria. Norwich Union and Phoenix office.