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, [PUB FBHBS ASSOCIATION.] Westpoot, August 27. Gilbert Bros.' jeweller's shop was burned down this morning, and was almost a total loss. The adjoining buildings were damaged. Tne origin is a mystery. Insurance: Tools, £SO; stock, £550. | Waimate, August 26. 1 A serious fire occurred at 3 a.m. yesterday, the library buildings being burned down. They were partly used as the Army barracks and as a furniture shop. The Times office building, a substantial wooden structure which was once a public aohool, was also burned. The Times had just restarted after beiDg burnvd out a month ago. The fire is supposed to have originated in the reading room. Insurance on the printing plant is £200; library, £400; Moore's stock, mostly saved, for £SO. The Salvation Army is insured in the head office. The loss over insurance is considerable. Incendiarism is suspected. The Waimate Times is the property of Mr. T. Wilson, of Stratford, and is leased to Mr Smith, i
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 192, 28 August 1900, Page 2
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