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1 (united press association.) ;:'.,.;. "WE9TPORT, This Day. V i. The body of O'Neill, fireman of 1 7 Kawatiri, has been recovered. At : u - thtf inquest a verdict of accidental '■<'* death was returned with a rider to the effect that the harbor regulation as to lights on gangways was not k properly carried out, and requesting ; the Coroner to represent the necessity for life saving apparatus to be pro- '- vided. Wellington, This Day. : Another fire occurred at 2.30 this morning the house occupied by "W. Preston, wine merchant, and Captain Stecle, of steamer Manawatn, being destroyed. The fire originated m the -house of latter who is away from ;i, Wellington, his wife and four chil- , dren remaining m the residence. How it occurred is" not known, but it is -believed to have started m one of the partitions. Both the houses are the property of George Brown, contraci[ tor. The firemen were delayed. through water not being ttirned dn at the reservoir until 20 minutes after : their arrival at the scene of the bonflagration,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 139, 12 May 1884, Page 3
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174TELEGRAMS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 139, 12 May 1884, Page 3
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