Que of the most disastrous fires Singapore hus seen for some time took place on Monday evening, the 3rd instant. The whole of the block of buildings at the corner of Flint Street and Battery Road, an area of some 14,000 square feet, covered with substantial two storied brick godowns with tiled roof, were completed gutted, the fire practically consuming all that there was to burn within the walls of the buildings. The buildings wore used Ly Mesers. McAlister & Ca., who carry on business as ship-chandlers, and general merchants, and by Messrs. McKerrow & Eu., merchants. Both buildings were insured, the former for$17,500 with the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Ca., and the rest of the block for $4,000 with the Insurance Ca., whilst Messrs. McKerrow's godown was insured with the London Assurance Ca. for $13,500. As regards the contents of the latter, Messrs. McKerrow had " large but by no means a full stock in hand, and the damage is fully covered by insurance with the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Ca. (New Zealand), who have lines to the extent of $30,000, with the Atlas Fire Oflice Agency, Ube Commercial Union Assurance Cv., and the Scottish Union and National of $10,000 each, and with the Straits Insurance Ca., who have " policy on gonds to the amount of $20,000, $10,000 of which only is retained, the remainder being covered by re-insurance. As regards Lee's godown the case was very different. A very large stock of valuable and in most cases highly combustible goods lave been utterly destroyed, though the loss is undorstuod to be fully covered by ingurauce, quite a number of the offices having Iveal agencies being involved in the outbreak. 'The total atiount of the policies on the contents of the godown comes to no Teas than $80,000, distributed as follows: Norwich Union' Fire Ofice, $15,000, Londor: mnd_Laneashiee Fire Ca., $10,000, Caledonian Fire Insurance Ca,," $10,000, Hongkong Kire Insurance C Lancashire Fire Insurance Batavia Sea and Fire Insurance Ca., $3,000, Royal Exchange Assurance Ca., "$5,000, South British Fire and Marine Ca.
Atlas Fire Insurance Ofiice Agency $5,000. The total damages, therefore, on both building snd goods nay be put down at $191,000.
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