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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 89, 10 March 1884, Page 2

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Startling Discovery at Ifoagju rea. A starlling discovery was made on January 13, at KiltulJa, a village near Longhrea. In the door of the Romam Catholic chapel m front of the seal which Lord Dunsandle's son, Mr William Daly, occupies at mass on Sundays, a hole had been bored largf enough to admit the muzzle of » revolver. On Mr Daly arriving at church thfedoor^asolesely^warded by police, and, he was- accompanied home by six consoles'. Serious Fires m London.

Two destructive fires broko out m the western districts of London early on January 13, within ft few ho-irs of each othei\ ; The first and more extensive outbreak originated from an unknown cause shortly "before; two o'clock, at the Cleveland Wdrksp 'situated m. Cleveland-street,, Jitzroy-sqjaare, and tiwried tftid occtfpieU by Messrs. Howard and Sons, cabinetmakers. The fir* was discovered m A building of four floors, 45 feet by 40 m dimensions. Oa the roof of the building, wljjefc had first become ignited was j^ataok off timber, and almost before the engines arrived this, bed - becomejgpited, -, . The pre- - misei of fi'essrs • Howard consisted of dimensions and of Beveraffloors, tnd m these was carried on the business of sawmills and cabinet mthufaeturing oa a very large scale. lW buildings were all filled with inflafamublt materials, and were surrounded by several stacks of timber used m business. For three, , hours .the fire bnrned with £ reat fury, and the greater part of the building was destroyed. Four Jiqurs later a fit* broke out on prebfies 4&uated on the Eastern Wharf, Adelphi, m abiding of two floor*, about 75 feet by 40 fees m dimensions, used m the upper floor as store* and m the lower stables, la this case also the place had become thoroughly alight when the fireraeu arrived, and three horses which were m the place could not be rescued, and were burned to death. The place was entirely destroyed. I A Towii Attacked by l Pirates. . ~ Hong sqno, January 13. Intelligence received here from Hanoi to the 6th instant announces that the townof Nam-dinh war attacked on all sides by pirates on the., nights of the Ist and 2nd January. Many of the inhabitants were killed and wounded, and several houses burned;'" -On the 4th instant an attack was made on the post of Botany, near Hanoi, but the enemy were co r m|relled ] tb retire In disorder, ; carrj ing with them many killed and wounded: Dv Doc is reorganLing the insurgent baudr.neavly H\ict whom are fugitives from Sontay. Wreck of a Steamer and Sapposed loss of 200 Lives. Lloyd's agent tit Shanghai telegrapis, under the date of Januaryl 12|*at eight p.m. : — The steamer Hwai Yuen baa been totally wrecked on the dHiexhan Islands.. Five natives have been saved, but nothing is»known as to to the fate of the remainder of the crew, consisting of six Europeans and 198 natives* The Hwai Yuen was reported by tele-* graph from Shanghai ! oh January 10> to have sailed- from Hong Kong on December 28.