Fire at Bloemfontein. Military Stores Destroyed
LONDON, Tuesday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange River Colony, three large buildings, containing military stores, being burnt…
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Fire at Bloemfontein. Military Stores Destroyed. London, Jan. 33
Three military stores at Blo[?]mfoutein have been burnt down. The damage is estimated at £250,000…
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One of the largest and most disastrous fires that have occurred here for many years took place at 4 o'clock this morning, when a large two-storied brick building, occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Insurance in New Zealand. the War of Rates
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--A conference of managers of fire insurance companies has resolved on a reduction in the tariff. This step has apparently been taken in consequence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Bush Fires. to the Editor
Sir,--In your issue of the 24th inst. there was a report from Mr. Brodie about the bush fires in the Burrewa and Binalong districts. He as much as assured the public that it was a…
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Reports have been furnished to the Government Medical Officer by Mr. J. C. H. Mingaye, chemical analyst, geological branch, and the Government Analyst. Mr. Hamlet, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Relief Fund. Distributing the Money
A meeting of the committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fires Relief Fund was held to-day at the Town Hall. From a number of musical societies applying…
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The offer of the Austral Mandoline and Banjo Orchestral Society to give a performance in aid of the Bush Fires Relief (Lord Mayor's) Fund was accepted by the…
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The filing of the guns of Field-Marshal Oyama near the Hun-ho was heard as far as Ying-kow, the port of Niu-chwang. [Ying-kow would be between 70 and 80 miles…
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A fire-broke out in Mr. Miller's stationery and fancy goods shop, on the main South Coast-road, Woonona, between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. The whole of the large stock and the building…
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A four-roomed cottage and contents, the property of Mr. Charles Pilon, and occupied by Mr. Henry Brown, was destroyed by fire to-day at Pilon's Farm, eight miles distant…
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Mr. F. Scharer's dealing launch [?] caught fire about 4 o'clock thsi morning while lying alongside the wharf. The fire was, however, detected in time, and was got under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stabbing Affray at Cataract Prisoner Sets Fire to His Bedding
A man and his wife were brought before the Campbelltown Bench to-day, and remanded, in connection with a disturbance which took place at Cataract Dam on Monday, and in the course…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Yaralla. Officers' Quarters Gutted. Damage Estimated at Over £800
News received in Sydney yesterday states that the damage caused by the recent fire on the A.U.S.N. Company's inter-island steamer Yaralla, at Suva, is estimated at over £800…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Phosphorus and Bush Fires. to the Editor
Sir,--We notice in your paper to-day a report from the Government Analyst, Mr. Hamlet, and Mr. Mingaye, on the subject of phosphorus and bush fires, and the apparent difference between…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Relief. Committee Meeting Large Sums Voted to Assist Sufferers
A meeting of the Bush Fires Relief Fund Committee was held in the Town-hall yesterday morning. On the motion of Major J. Randal Carey, it was…
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A fancy goods shop of three rooms, occupied by Mr. Millar, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The contents were insured for £250, and the building for £50…
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An exhibition of a hand fire-extinguisher, known as the "Minimax," was given in the A.J.C. Athletic Grounds, Randwick, yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. S. Ford, the agent in New…
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BULLI, Thursday.--A fire broke, out early this morning in a fancy goods shop occupied by S. Miller, at Woonona. The premises, together with the contents, were destroyed. The building was…
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An exhibition was given at Hardiman's Athletic Grounds, Randwick, yesterday afternoon, of a remarkable hand fire extinguisher, known as the "Minimax." It obviates the use of…
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