FIRES.
AN OLD HOUSE BURNED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Taihape, Thursday. By a fire last evening a house in the outskirts of the town was totally destroyed with its contents. The property, which was very old, was owned by J. Jensen and occupied by a widow named Strong, with seven children, and a boarder named Randle, with his wife and two children. Mesdames Strong and Randle were on the way to a social when the outbreak occurred, and the children only were at home. The eldest, 1(5 years of age, assisted by Kloth, a neighbor, rescued the other children. The flames quickly consumed the building and only a few small articles were saved. The fire is attributed to a defective chimney. The house was insured for £3OO in the New Zealand Office. The contents were uninsured, and the occupiers lost all. Tf vour property is not insured, call at or ring up the United Insurance Company, Ltd., Devon street; telephone 108. Webster Bros., district agents. Insurances effected on the most favorable terme.—Advt.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 299, 14 June 1912, Page 5
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171FIRES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 299, 14 June 1912, Page 5
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