CHRISTCHURCH.
'-_-■■ Tuesday. Osborn's large furniture warehouse, Christchurch, and Burnip's Hotel, Kaiapoi, had narrow escapes from fire yesterday. In each case the fire originated m outbuildings, and cannot be accounted for. Blue Bay a valuable thoroughbred entire, imported from England m 1876, owned by Delamine, died on Sunday. Cause unknown. Saturday's thunderstorm wa.s severely felt on the Peninsula. Hailstones one inch longfell, doing considerable damage to the fruit crops. Lightning struck the cliirnny of a house at Akaroa, and some of the inmates had a narrow escape. Several telegraph posts on the Christchruch and Akaroa road were also struck, and split to pieces. • Wednesday. Yesterday Edward Green was killed by an immense fall of earth and shingle while working m a shingle pit m the Oust District. At the Supreme Court to-day, Wm. Petley, charged with wounding with intent to dp grievous bodily harm, got six years.
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 12 January 1878, Page 2
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