FIRE AT TE HORO.

Otaki Mail, 29 June 1923, Page 2

FIRE AT TE HORO.

STATE SCHOOL, DESTEOYED. A fePLE.VJtHJJ LXBJUAHi (j}l MOLI.SHI'D. At ii o'clock oh Wednesday nl"ht Mr George H -rnard, tablet portv r atVe Horo, while on dj<r. noticed flames :. ■ *uing from the State f-chooJ, and immediately acquaints) the *ecret *ry (Sir Percy Taylor), who with Miss 'Black (head-teacher; was quickly . ap the scene, followed shortly- after by Mr Evans, and later by Mwne member- of the Ma.-ouio Lodge who were returning from a meeting at Otaki. The lire lad such a strong hold that nothing could be done except save the sh«iter shads. T\... a... i— i. ...

The Are broke Out in the new eJaissroom but the origin in a mystery as there was no sign of fire when Miss Black left the school in thy afternoon. •She also visited the school at about 3 p.m. for the purpose of leaving *. picture and there. w*s not the ■sign of are. Qn the other h*nu > ; hfi«. ren had taken out thp ash'es'from the firepla Ce during the day and ~arj«i them away when water w S s freely used on them. ?B dging by the ch.runey, the fire may

J »t it for some time, and it Sua 10 defect, that th, are broke out. ltX(! school, which consisted of tbr"9 rooms and a corridor, contaiac-U a splendid hbrary— probably th« best -cno*! library on the organ, =ewing machine, valuable pictures, new fcoarcte, I etc., just sect forward by the Education Board, the children', sewing for the year, together with their books, etc., while Miss Black and Mils (assistant teacher) iost quite a number of personal effect*. The children are now being a.--om-modated at tte hail, bttt M thu fa 8Q nasmtable buildiag for .-chool it ir expected that erect a new l.aiWiag ttf as possible. 'Tie glare of tis fl« L^^ gjj-j. 4 ' u " l "ffW". ""hej« r};« f , °'*- , -> tfilsJOßff <* »ra. us