FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 352, 1 April 1910, Page 5

FIRES.

BLAZE IX PALMERSTON. By Telepraph. —Press Amoci Pahnerston North, March 31. A fire broke nut at 12.50 this morn- ; ing in rooms in the Square occupied by , i A. V. Burnard. dentist. When dis- 1 covered, t!ie fire had burnt through • three rooms to a stairway. Half a gale was blowing. but the brigade got the fire under before it obtained a Rood bold. The outbreak occurred apparently among shavings in a workroom, and spread along the joists to the side wall. The building was insured for £425 in the Alliance. On March 4 an outbreak occurred in the same rooms, but was extinguished with slight damage. i OUTBREAK IN WELLINGTON. , I Wellington, March 31. | Early this morning a fire was disI covered in a large brick building 'i j Stout street, owned and occupied by 1 ,T. E. Butler, Limited, wholesale sfld- ' dlers. After two hours' hard work j I Hie brigade succeeded in extinguishing. the flames. The building was only I slightly damaged, but the contents suf- | fereil severely from the fire and water. ! I The building was insured for £5500! | in the London, Liverpool and Globe Offiee; the contents for .£4(150 in the | same office, £2OOO in the North Brit- j ' ish, £IOOO in the National, and £2500 i in the Standard. | 1 Several other tenants also suffered. ' I If your propertv is not insured call j at or riu™ up the United Insurance i ; Companv. Ltd.. Devon Street. Telephone | ' I 1!)8. Webster Bros., district agents. Tn- I ' suranees "** +he most favorable ! terms.—Adv' I