FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 139, 12 June 1903, Page 2

FIRES.

FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Juce 11. The insurances on the Australian Widows Fund buildings were: Guardian Office £2500. There was aho a policy in the same offios for £3OO against the rent on the buildio;, and another £309 on a brick balding at the back of the maia premises, oooupiel by M/ssrs Rayland and Keao, which was n)t t'uched by the fire. The Guardian distributed the risk among o her tffioes as follows; —£soo in the Yorkshire, £333 6) 81 in the | North Bri ish and £3OO io the South British. The fittings and furniture were insured in the Phoenix for £2OO. Messrs and Oj. had polici s for £IOO oaoh in the South British, N>rth Queensland acd Now Zeilmd efficea. Mr G jocb, who estimate* his lo3s at £4OO, was insured for £6O in the Royal Exchange, Mr Smith's furniture was insured for £l5O in the South British, and his boaki for £3O in the Pheriix. Messrs Chambers and Co.'s stock was covered by a policy for £SOO io tho iUnited. The Y.M.O.A.'s new piano J was insured for £SO, and the remainder of the furniture, etc., for £4O. The pipers and documents of the Australian Widows' Fund Society were not damaged by last night's fire. The Company is not a loser by the fire, but the Y.M.O.A. loses coEsiderably. Received 12,1 a.m. Brisbane, Juce 11. A fire at Hugheadea destroyel a black of seven business premises. The amounts to £6OOO. The in- ■ mates escaped ia thir night clothes.