FIRES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 5 December 1907, Page 2

FIRES

Per Press Association. Marton, Lust Niglit. The second big fire within the last mouth broke out at Marlon about 2 o'clock to-day, totally destroying .1. M. Nirol's shop, refreshment room«, and bakehouse, the shops of F. U. (i.idoebel, fruiterer and produce merchant, and ,T. Miliigan, crockery and ironmongery, and ■Max liornhold's jeweller's shop and I dwelling. The water supply wsw cut oH temporarily, and when the brigade got to work, Nieol's building, where the tire started, was in a mass of flames. The brigade worked splendidly, and saved several adjoining buildings. The insurances are—Xicol's stock, £250 in

tlie Alliance; shop, owned by Mrs. Nicol, sen., £3OO in the Liverpool, London, and (llobe; Gocbel's stock, £SO in tlie New Zealand office; tlie shop, owned by A. 11. Sutcliflc, £3OO in tlie. Liverpool, London, and filobe; Milligau's stock, £250 in the Commercial Union; shop, owned by A. H. Sutcliffe, £SOO in the Liverpool, London, and Globe; Bornhold's stock and furniture, £530 in the State office; shop and dwelling, £4OO in tlie New Zealand office. Ashburton, Last Night. A new five-roomed house in Hampstentl, valued at £2OO, owned by Mrs. Susannah Tasker and occupied by J. Reddington, .was completely destroyed by fire last night. Nothing was saved. The house was insured for £lO3 in the State Office, and the furniture for £75 ' in the Norwich Union. Napier, Last Night. A fire broke out about 9.30 o'clock this evening in the upstairs portion of J. M. Phillips', confectioner's, Hastingsstreet. The fire had a good hold when discovered, and Phillips' place was gutted, and of his furniture and stock very little was saved. Rice (confectioner), Prebblo (fruiterer), and Hannah's (boot importers) all had thenstocks damaged by water, while the upper portion of Rice's shop was also gutted. Phillips' furniture, stock, and "shop fittings, etc., were insured for £4OO, and his household furniture for £IOO, but Ins loss will be about £7OO over that amount. Mr. Phillips and his family were away at an entertainment when' the fire broke out. The cause of tlie fire is unknown.