FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 40, 25 February 1901, Page 2

FIRES.

OUTBREAK IN DKVON-SrHEUT. In additioe to t.l'o outbreak of firo at the rear of Mr. S. IS, While's premises, on Friday nighr. it appears as if ot,h*r attempts were made to fire othor buiJ<lingo. Oao was at tho roar < f the empty j ijliop next Mr. Doukrill'f,, theue being deuided traces of tm attempt to cause a conflagration. Tn l.ho other phco ut thuback of Mr. Gardiner's chop a man was seen to be striking matches «nd acting in tsuch a suspicious manner that the lad who saw him informed a. constable and eventually tho mm was arrested on a ehisrgo of fottinjr firo. to Mr. White's pnuii-i-s. lie picnvdi lo li'i the notorious 'llios. Payuo, w!:o attained cwtoriuty in wmiwrtion ».iU < • fires b:ityeiU-, b'.'i. ovxi i.'> • c;r i: tVi j I ury ■ '-"Hi) J. U''i. t 'il l 1 <:"'■! 'V i'. l " l I a.:;,- Uj> a.s 1.1,e v '-Vl' :t,. i : fcin.'W'ie-j. fw a « k.

ANOTHKR OU'i'BRBAK. On Sunday night another atteapfc w.'smade to tot fire to premises in the Mine block, Oa this occasion 0»sl'ib'e Htuckpoole noticed flames in th® lack pat t of shop lately occupied by Mr. Bcwley and let to Mr. Harlow, - photographer. Th© brigade war® quickly on the spot and put out the illume*. A good-sized bole wu burnt lin the floor cloeo to the outer plate of the back wall.

MCB I'RBSS ASSOCIATION. Adklatdk, February 23. A fire occurred at Constitution Hill to-day, one hosse being completely destroyed and another gutted. It started in a dwelling occupied by Mm. Cooper, and spread so rapidly that praciieally nothing was eaved, the inmates haviiag bare time to escape. The Haines spread to an adjoining house owned and occppied by Archibald C raudison, and this building was gutted before the fire nas suppressed. Mrs. Cooper's furniture was insured for £l5O in the Nation*J, »nd Mr. Orandison had a policy of X 175 en his house, also in the national.