DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

'By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) IXJ FRIES PRUN E FATAL. AUCKLAND, Jan. S. 'I. W. Waving, agdd 20. a sailor, on the H..M.S. Dunedin, was found unionsciuus at the foot of the lift well in Victoria Hotel at 5.U0 on Monday morning with a fractured skull. He died in the hospital. FfRE IN BUNKERS. At ( KI.AX'D, .Jan. ,\ fire of a minor nature in the hunkers of the Kaitoke last night was subdued by the ship’s appliances. The Kaitoke is used as a store ship for coal. A FATALITY. ' DANXEVT RK E. Jan. .T. .Mrs .Mary liloor, widow. aged (jo years, died at the hospital last night us the result ol injuries received In an act idem yesterday. She was driving in a gig with her daughter (Mrs Hill) when the horse, in turning a bend in Raiimati Road, took fright at a stationary motor car and overturned the vehicle down an embankment. Mrs Hill escaped with a few scratches. TWO FIRES AT NELSON. NELSON. Jan. 3.

Yesterday afternoon two disastrous fires occurred in Xol-.au resulting ill heavy los.c: at about I. IT a.m. The niithreuk was discovered In Bridge St. and the three premises of A. E. Davies’ service station, a hulk store belonging to Cock and Co., and H. Johnston's carpenters shop. They were totally de-

stroyed. Most of the contents of the latter’s place was saved. A I’airlv strong northerly breeze was blowing at the tiui" iintl the burning .'Tiris must have bean carried to a stack of dry limber at the rear of Rage and Son's furniture Eaclorv in the opposite block in Hardy Street which was found to l-e on lire. Two hours’ later the (lames spread with alarming rapidity and the factory and part of tl Imwrniun was totally destroyed together with valuable machinery and much .stock. The premises of A. S. Hells and Soli, printers. had a very narrow escape, hut the damage was. mostly itildiiied lo ihvir stuck bv water. .Many hrigadesnion were cut ol town owing to the holidays, but the rest did splendid work. Rage's are heavy losers. Belts was covered by insurance, and Johnston’s have a policy o'f £ IOD. The other insurances are not yet ascertainable. Several other incipient tires were stalled, dm* to (Tying debris, and altogether il was a rather hectic afternoun for Nelsunians. LATER.

Th” following insurances are available : - Rage's Buildings. £|.•_>()!l. plant £750. si ink £.T(IPO. in 111 * Hume Sun and National Offices: the loss is estimated at between £6OOO and £7OOO. Cock and Coy. £OOO on building anil £1111) mi stock, in t lie London. Liverpool and Globe. .Inlui'lon's. £101) in the Home Olfico. Da'ics, a flouting policy ol £OOO in the 1.0. A. Bells is covered.