INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 67, 3 December 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(pee united press association). Chbistchubch, December 1. The railway station at Sefton, sevpn miles north of Rangiora. was burnt down early this morning. The origin of the fire is not known. The safe was burst open by the heat in several places, and all the contents, including LSO casli, was destroyed. The building, which was valued at Ll5O, was not insured. Mr J. E. Seddon, no relation (o the Minister of Public Works, but a recent arrival from Home, has purchased the Fairlie Creek station and stock at a cost of L 40.000. A man named James White, resident of Sydenham, yesterday tried to stop ft runaway horse and was knocked down in the middle of the street, sustainiag such injuries as led to his death in the Hospital. Louis Friedman, head bailiff at the EM. Court, Christchuroh, died to«day after a short illness An immense area of growing flax m Bay of Plenty, between Te Puke and Maketu, has been destroyed by fire, representing a loss of thousands of pounds. JSTapiek, December 1. E. Smith, Masonic Hotel, has sold out to Frank Moeller. lute of the Occidental Hotel, Wellington, who takes possession on the Ist of January. Oamarp, December 1. On the Garrison Band, winners of the first prize in the bnnd contest, returning fro n Jjuncdin this evening, they were met at fhje railway station by a large crpwd of people w}io cheeped tljem for their yiptocy. The yplunteers al?o turned out. About 3§ inches of rnin. fell [asf; month, and the crdps in this district give promise of a j^ood hary esfc.