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Kumara Times, Issue 974, 13 November 1879, Page 2

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[press agency.] GisboknE; November 13 At a meeting of creditors of Mr H. E. Webb (proprietor of the Standard) to-day who hied his schedule lately, it was resolved that the publication of the paper should cease, it being a losing concern. .The Standard has lately been a strong partisan paper; and was a Greyite organ. CiiRiSTOHURCir, November 13. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. Canterbury Cup, of 590 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 20 sovs. Second horse to receive 50 sovs from the stake ; third horse to save his stake. 3yrs, 7st lib ; 4yrs, 9st; oyrs, 9st 71b ; 6yrs and aged, 9st 91b. Two and a-quarter miles. Mr E. G. Griffiths' br c Betrayer, 3yfss i Mr R. Ray's b c Hornby, 3yrs ... 2 Mr R. Ray's b h Temple ton, aged ..-; 3 «> [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GREAT STORM IN TIMARU. Timaru, November 10. This morning a thundsrstorm of extraordinary violence burst over Tiraaru causing great damage and loss of property. Its effects seem to have been concentrated within a radius of three miles of ihe centre, of the' town. It broke about 9.30 and for an hour came down in volumes. By 10.30 o'clock many of the lower parts of the town were flooded to a dept!>i of two feet, and a turbid current rushing through many of the principal offices, sweepiug out papers and other. : valuables. At the back of the railway station, on the' newly excavated land, a large sheet of water several feet in depth was formed. In the National Mortgage and Agency Company's store' the' water rose fully three feet, ruining a large amount of valuable goods. This company alone estimate their loss at over £IOOO. A strong current from the hill behind it swept through the National Bank; Messrs Tate and Hall's offices. , The water was so deep in parts of the main South road that at one time it "was impossible to cross without wading knee' deep. The Gas Works are almost completely under water, the pipes being flooded, and it was only by an effort that the mains could be pumped cleac to enable gas to be supplied to-night. The lower parts of the Timaru Herald Office was also under water, -while the pressure was so great that a part of the parapet had to be knocked away to' allow the water to escape. As it waa many of the upper rooms were flooded more or less. Damage was also caused in many private houses; the sewers over-flooded, and for some time it was feared they would burst. By 11.30 the storm was over, and the sun shining bright and warm. Such an extraordinary fall of water in an hour and a half can hardly be imagined. The total damage done in the town must exI ceed £-2000 at least. If it had not been for the hilly nature of tbe place, which permitted a rapid fall to the water, the result must have been disastrous. November 12. A special meeting of the Harbor" Board was held to-day, when the following tenders for the next section of the breakwater were received : • Allen and Stumbles (Tiraaru), 1,13,795 7s j Henderson and Fergus (Dunedin), L 13,600; James Small (Dunedin), L 13.171 13s 4cl ; John Ogilvie and Co * (Tinaru), L 11,977 17s 6d ; M'Kay and Keid (Timaru), L 11,891 15s; Jone 3 and Peters (Timaru), LI 1,828 7s lid. The tender of Jones and Peters was accepted. Dunedin, November 1L H. Tewsley has resigned his as Chairman of the Harbor Board. At the half-yearly' meeting of the National Insurance Company the report and balance sheet published incite Times of October 28th and November 7th were adopted. In answer to a, question it was stated that L 31.136 had been the amount ol re-insurance during the yast year. Prosser, J. Marshall, and R, Glendiuiug, were reelected directors. T. Mudie and A. C. Begg, were re-elected auditors.