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Evening Star, Issue 3049, 26 November 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the, New Zealand Press Association.) Wei.i.tnot. n, November 26. 1 he Inch jK'udent finds fault with the management regarding immigration, and says it is badly and indolently administered. Christchurch, November 26 A fire occurred in the heart of the city last night. It commenced at the shop of Dim-1-crlv, the hatter, in High street. The buildings were very crowded, inflammable, and old, but the Fire Brigade worked so splendidly that only thirty feet of frontage was destroyed, and but fifty feet of frontage gutted The steam fire-engines were throwing two jets each in twelve minutes after the alarm bell rang, and all the danger was over in hj tlf an-honr. '! he way in which the progress of the tire was arrested was marvellous. reflecting the highest credit on the Brigade, which worked smoothly, expeditiously and well, excising universal eulogy. The Volunteer Fire ’Vic” abo rendered good s- Tvico Ihe shops destroyed were Dunkerley’s, whose stock was uninsured, and valued at 1.200; M‘<’allum, wa ehmaker, stock valued at 1.2000, insured in the ."■onth British for L2')i>, and about 1.200 worth saved (these buildings were insured conjointly for 1,150 in the Alliance and 1.200 in the .South B.itisb, whilst their estimated value was L 703) ; Brouncker’s, tobacconist, gutted stock uninsured, hut all saved except LUO wor.h ; Fisher’s st ro gutted, stock valued at LI4OO, insured in the Pacific for L2OO, in the New Zealand for L4OO, and only L7OO worth saved ; Brouncker’s and Fisher’s shops we - (0 yalqed at LIOOO, aml were hi the Victoria office fog LiVfiO. The promises of Mr Bennington, stationer and music-seller, were gutted; the stock, worth L2OOO, was insured for LSOO in the Pacific ; LIOOO worth was saved. The buildings, valued at LSOO, were not insured. The stocks of Prebble (hairdresser), Percy (bootmaker), Raphael (money-lender), Middle and Week (bootmakers), and Gardiner (pianoforte maker), were damaged by removal, lint the buildings were saved. (Far continuation of News see fourth page.)