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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3049, 22 November 1878, Page 1

CHRISTCHURCH.

\ Thursday. A man named James Multon, a teams* ter,' in attempting to cross the river Wain, opposite, Leslie Station,. was drowned today, as well as one of his horses, v A sawmill oa the,, south town belt belon«ine.to Montgomery,,and Co. was totally destroyed by fire, this morning. The fire originated through ' a lighted | shiDglo blowing about where shingles wel*e being made. The insurance, wag £1000 in the Standard Company. .At the fife at Montgomery and Co.'i saw-mill to day, an application was made by the inspector of the fire brigade to

use the railway ■ engine, which is three times as powerful as any of, those belonging to the brigade, but in Consequence of no one in authority being present, per- .■, mission could not be granted, but after the fire was over the engine was brought out, but the railway brigade in charge evidently did not know how to manage it. It-waa" suggested that a telegram should be sent-to the Government at Wellington to use the engine, but the inspector re-; I marked that a letter would probably be as promptly replied to as a telegram. Over and above the insurance Montgomery and Co. estimate their loss at 1 £1000. Of the £1000 insurance in the Standard, £500 was re-insured in the National. . On Monday next an officer who holds a responsible position under the Government " will be charged with violently ' assaulting the keeper of the Botanical Gardens while in the execution of his .'duty... . , , ■-.;:■'.;•.; ; \ , ■ | Y.i X haibeen resolved to construct a new bridge over the Avon, probably at a cost of £1300. .;i ; Mr John Bryan, a well known theatrical' agent, will shortly visit New Zealand with Wybert Reeve, the comedian. The, nominations for Mayor have closed. There are only two candidates, the present Mayor and Councillor Ick. Charles Morgan committed suicide last night'in a shanty in rear of Collias's Hotel, by hanging himself. Great deterurination was shown by deceased in carrying out his object. The cause of the rash act ib not known. At the inquest to-day a< verdict of " temporary insanity " was returned. '-.' ■ ' ;