Fire at Te Raui-a-moa.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 365, 26 June 1908, Page 2

Fire at Te Raui-a-moa.

IE PROC’S BOARDINGHOUSE DEMOLISHED.

Word wi 1 received by Constable M'Cavtby on Tat day morn’ug from Te Ran-.i moa that at 1 a.m. the’ morning la Proa’s boardinghouse had been completely demolished. From informal ion received it ar paari that on Monday night Ibero were no boarders iu the and lhe fanr’y retired n‘ nn n .rly hour, the • oom oucu,*' iLid < nei" ill ‘ kitchen, which dot at chad. Ai. 12 45 Mr Ls Proa was awiikeued by n strange noise and on gutting up to uncertain what was wrong we? amazod to find the front of the house enveloped iu fl lines. Hu rushed backend awakened h ; s wife and son, one of whom wo despatched to Mr house, ti e nearest neighbour. Thot i remaining got to work, ba? could only s -ve a few small articles and some clothing, the building being a of flamej iu a very short time, and it was not long before what w. i a fine new bouse was a heap of i sh .. The bouse wi s quite new, having only been built aboat 18 mouth*, and cont lined four large and '.ofty roombesid' tho. ■ mentioned. We believe tbit both the building and con’ents were insured in the National, but notwithstanding ihat faot the loss is a heavy one, and more so when it is considered that it was the stopping pheo for the

Mr Le Proa baa been a Very heavy lo.or throu ;h fire, for it is only a few month i ago that h'* £ action wa i swept by bosh fir« , at which time many biurs wera spent in Eivin-’i the heose wb’ch so shortly pfter feP a i ctim to • be fire fiend.