LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2090, 12 May 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] Christchurch, May 11. Henry Jackson, charged with shooting at J. Dean a year ago, was committed for trial. The damages in the libel action, Kev. W. Cree v. Society, is laid at £ISOO. Timaru, May 11. F. N. Robinson, of Christchurch, won the champion cup of South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club. This is the third time in succession, and now becomes his own property. New Plymouth, May 11. Mr Seadon, while working at his brewery at Waitara, fell into a vat of boiling liquid, and was fearfully scalded about the shoulders. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RIVERTON. Invercargill, May 11. News is to hand of a destructive fire at Riverton. It broke out this morning in a stable attached t 6 Morgan Hayes's Caledonian Hotel, and, despite all efforts, spread from thence to the south end of the block, where its progress was stopped by a cross street. At the other side of this was Clapp's Commercial Hotel, which at times was in great danger, but was saved by the application of wet blankets to the exposed surface. The County Council offices narrowly escaped, but being of brick the flames failed to gain hold on them. The following buildings were destroyed :—Caledonian Hotel, Bacon's shoemaker's shop, Campbell's butchery, Patterson's Globe Hotel, Scobie's draper's shop, Hancock's shoemaker's shop, Willet's store, Prince and Bullied's drapery establishment. The damages are estimated at £IO,OOO. All were insured except Bacon's. The amounts are not yet known, but the offices principally interested are—New Zealand,' Union, and South Britiah. Later. The following are the insurances in the Riverton fire, so far as they are known:—Hayes, £3OO, in the New Zealand office, and £l5O in the Victoria office; his loss is .£I4OO. Patterson, £7OO in the New Zealand and Union, Prince and Bullied, £7OO in the South British. Willett, £6OO in the Victoria; Haucock, £600; and Trimble, £125 in Union. Scobie, £400. ; (office not mentioned^.