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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2672, 9 September 1871, Page 3

Supreme Court. —The trial of F. W. Reicbelt for arson, was continued at the Supreme Court to-day. The whole of the evidence for the defence had not beep taken when our reporter left at half-past -1 o’clock. It was then understood that it would be impossible conclude the trial to-night. Fire. —We regret to record the destruction, by fire, of the store and dwelling house of Mr J. Pitches, Black’s No. 3 (a branch of the firm of Pitches Brothers, Blacks No. 1) early on the morning of Wednesday last. Mr Pitches had scarcely time to throw his children out of the window of the bed room and make good his own escape before the flames had the complete mastery, Mr Pitches wiU be a considerable loser ; he having been unable to save anything With the exception of his watch. The stock, which has but just been replenished, together with the store effects, were valued at TpjMX We have not heard if the bpp]>s of the firm were consumed : if 5a the total loss will be considerably wor tan Times.

Advertisements received too late for Classification. THE REV. MR. WATT Will prcacji ia ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH 1 To-mor-row Morn jug ;v,r,l Evening. f HE REV. J. SMOULT SMALLEY will preach in WESLEYAN CHURCH, PORT CHALMERS, l>M(n:ro\v, Moaning ami Evening. Evening Subject : “The rider on the pale Horse,” UNION PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY. MEETING of the above Society for the pm pose of receiving Subscriptions, applications for New Shares, Ac., will be held at the Cilice of ihe Society, Prinetsetrect, Dunedin, on Monday evening, September lltb, from 7 to 8 o’clock. M. W. HAWKINS, Secretary. Dunedin, Sept. 9, 1871.