A FIRE.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1925, Page 1

A FIRE.

nrruiKiiY destiioyed. 'phi' lire hrll rang "ii! ;ui alarm this morning 111 8.35 0e1«..U, 111" «*> the oull.mik heiug iho '•"> tli, ‘ r . v of .Messrs Johnson and W ijnllifniff in Novell Street lormerly know >1 as ilannam's 1.11 Li ho V. 'Hie flames had a hie; | M ,h[ wlien the brigade arrived, Uie uhule "I liie interior ol tile building heine a seething lives id flames. There was a Ilia: pressure of water available, and Inn jets soon hail the flames under I'liui rnl, preventin'? the spread "f ti\e ilames to the Intililittp? formerly occupied hy Mr \v. I leiuz. tinsmith, now used as a laundry simp, and the rosidenee of Mr Saxon on the north side. Tin- building was completely fSUttod. nothing heiin' saved, i.uekily tlicie was only a small unnntity of meat in the shop at Ihe time, the most valuahie of tile eunteiits being a eash 'Cgister and an eleetrie tor and starter used for sausage making all heiin' destroyeil. Supt. liraddon and his men made a pond save nnd.er the eircuinMin nees. Tiie building being one ol the old ones ol' liallie. burned very (inreelv. The eattse ot the outbreak is mvsterv. Mi' Woulhouse passed through file simp yesterday altern.mn about I o'eloek to teed the horse. Iho building was insured in the lioyaf Exchange tor C 250. and the motor ami lit tint's tor ILO.