FIRE AT MIDHIRST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 21 May 1907, Page 2

FIRE AT MIDHIRST.

'.From Our Own Correspondent.) _ A lire broke out in Christenson anil Xc.ilson's butcher's sliop about 12 o'clock on Sunday night, burning the butcher's shop. Bank of New Zealand, Mr. W. White'* bootmaker's shop, and a blacksmith's shop owned liy G. and XV. Jones. The butcher's shop 'was insured for tKHI. The bootmaker's shop and bank, owned by (i. and \V. Jones, v :! < also insured fin- tioo. It is n.. : -..' known whether the 'smith's shop v ; ,i .:;.■„| or not. The butchers are hea\ -is. The safe stood the lire very \v-:ii. and the books were got. out only a little scorched Mr. Walter While is also a heavy loser' losing everything he hud. inchi'dino- a valuable machine. The hold got a gi.od scorching, for there are about 40 panes of gla«s broken in the north side. Xot long ago a similar number were broken on the other side of the house with the last lire. The wind happened to be from sonlh-wrst to northeast, otherwise the! lintel would have gone. j\s it was, it was only through Hie energy of a bucket brigade that it was saved. The building lias been up many years, and is verv dry. The origin of fj,e fire is a mystery, | as there was no one living on the premises. The place had been locked Jin from Saturday night. '