DOMINION

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1924, Page 4

DOMINION

[BV TKLEtiP.APU—PKit El KE AT TEMCKA, 5 . A serious fire occurred :;t ,| .vc.iterday afternoon, when mises occupied by C. Bates painters and paperltungers. |_ were completely gutted. The stotWl ( , included a valuable assortment of pictures, mouldings, paints and oils, | and plumbing material. The tire ] c started at the rear of the building at i i. 3.3 D and burned iierccly fur some hours. Splendid work was done by the volunteer fire brigade in eonlining g the outbreak to the building itself, c although the adjoining property was n severely scorched and threatened seva oral times. D.UIiY FAC i'.titV DESTROYED. A ICELAND, Jan 1. ■ ■ A tire occurred at the East Tamaki Co-operative Dairy Company’s factory on Monday night, the buildings and e plant being destroyed. The factory was one of the most np-to-date in j o Auckland province, and its loss is a j severe blow to farmers. It is under- ; stood that insurances run to fl&X'Cb ! f The last valuation of tic. building and j - plant is given at nearly i'TOOl.b 1 JOC KEY Ell. FED. e A CCKI.ANT). Jan. !. J A fatal accident occurred at Filer, s slie during the rmuiiug "I the New j r Year Hurdles, AT. D. O’Shea. ruler of j - l’eter Annuls, being thrown heavily | v and fatally injured. Deceased appar- . 2 cntly fell on his head, sustaining a i s broken neck. Death was insfait- | ta neons. throat err. xe\v i’bY.Morni. jau i. .Maurice Pellow, aged (>3. single, | ,1 living at Stratford, was found on Now ; a War's Eve at his brother's residence j ~ here with his throat cut. He "its re- I j. moved to the hospital, when 1 he died )• ilii’k morning. n ' I li ht HA HUFFS OF TA ii ABLAZE j ELTHAM, lull -. A lire from some bracken - J alight one hundred harrels of tar belonging to the Stratford County, by the roadside, between the main road and the railway (tiling near Ngnere Sialism, j , Telegraphic communication was inter- j rtipicd with Stratiord. and the cigal 1 , a.m. train from Wanganui which j . leave- El bam at IN p.m. was held u- , making it. imp issiblo to see it me line ; was damaged. Nothing could he j ■ done to cheek the Fla:: -. there wa - I - no water -supply. 'I he Filluun bri- | galls l the scene, leaving lb< ! lii'c hill'll i.-'it. Ihe tar was lor spray- j ing the roads. The hi lost informal ion | states ike railway lines were buckled, f F .THur.lC ("lll'lK'll DESTROYED. lii.liN'll FJM. January . The { tholie Clnit'ih of Havelock, situated in Fawn-nee Street, win lota I h cle- I roved at 3.30 o’clock ycsLerda\ ncarning. The building, which was of a fair size, was 40 years old. It "its elected in the days of the Mahals ipawn gold rush, and the busy years , , ttfi'-cr|ticnt thereto. It. was therefoic | ot i oiisidot able historic value, and a ! j him! mail; that will lie mis-od. ’I hough ! I aii old place, it was in a .remarkably I j ,-cod state of pn'servation. The vait-c j |of i lie lii e is not known, 'll is nssimi- j ( | id that fireworks may have been tit , i j [lie hoti-oin of the matter. A curious j j I coincidence is that rem- building ot j i I ol 1 1* • r has id ways been destroyed h\ j i ! file in flat i! e> k tit New Yea:. The j | •-■bole conti.i:f i , hurch tmlml- j 1 , nt hings * u . -' ttyfd foe ho. j lis eVtcilsiVt oil lie. n. ': ' ,11.- 1 . only j I r i out B-FO. ’