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Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1922, Page 3

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RON A ENQUIRY FINDING. AUCKLAND, July 1.

The Rona finding "as unanimous. The Court, replying to Grnntley, said it would offer no objection to the Minister of Marine granting him for the period during which his master’s certificate was suspended, a certificate ol a lower grade.

A BIG Fill R. NAPIER, July 18. disastrous fire broke out at Mufrav Roberts store at Port Aliuriri this morning. The top floor was complete.? gutted and the bottom floor floocUd. Tlie fire was a difficult one to light and it raged for nearly two hours, despite an abundance of water and the combined efforts of two brigades ■ " building was of brick and the flames W ere confined t y the upper floorWarehouses on either side were nodamaged, but the whole stock m Murray Roberts building was destroyed. NAPIER, July 18. Murray Roberts damage is estimated at thirty-five thousand. The insurance is thirty thousand on stock and ten thousand on building, bith in North

British. The insurance is heavy, pinc- • tically all the companies being inteiestti.

CHARGE OF THEFT. AUCKLAND. July 17

George Mack, who pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence was committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering the premises of J. Tap shaw Ltd., Pitt Street and stealing tobacco and cigarettes valued at £lO.