FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 2035, 24 December 1907, Page 8

FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH.

r Press Association. Christchurch, December 2-1. At 3 o’clock this morning a fire broke out in the Wiltshire buildings at the corner of High and Tnam streets. Masters, outfitter, occupied the ground floor, but had time to take out most of the stock, which was insured for £7OO in the Autsralian Alliance. Woods’ dental plant was partly saved. It was insured in the Mew Zealand Office for £350. Harvev and McDonald, tailors, Madame Julio, milliner, whose premises were practically destroyed, were uninsured. A. D. Burn, jeweller, who only opened his shop on Saturday, had his stock covered, office unknown, but a large portion was saved. The building belonged to A. J. White, and was insured for ,£SOOO, £IOOO each in the Victoria, Phoenix, Atlas, Mew Zealand and Morth Queensland Companies. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building was a new brick one with a big portion upstairs unoccupied. A young man sleeping on the premises was cut off by a burning staircase and rescued by a fire escape. The strenuous efforts of the brigade saved Kompthonie and Prosser’s establishment adjoining.