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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 247, 24 October 1872, Page 5

the FlaxfA*oei»tiotf^iamjitioe^wl»63weret somewhat favorably- impressed witbritj but , withhoidrtheir opinion tiU' after- a "week's) trial of the machine, . : . . -•. • ~> . ;. - : "■" • t The Beep Sea Fishery Com|>any: promisesto be a great-success. . ' ; . ' . . . r ," ' ■ QoE'ENSTowsr, r Octdbj*"lS. " Queenstown has beett'pro'videatially sa»ed froflwa conflagration. . A large fire broke out at one o'clock this morning %i "street; and destroyed the large' residence and stoi'e of Mr Wilson. The women' and children' wbo lived in the building '- were saved with difficulty. Both buildings were neV ones, ' Having been built last year. A strong wind . from the west was blowing; fortunately accompanied by rain, otherwise, the entire town -would nave been'- reduced to ashes." The wind- carried over the wiole town large flakes of fire, which fell on old roofs., shingle heaps, old building materials?, &o. THe fireengine was imworkablu- until' the Tbuildinijs•were burnt to the ground. The property was uninsured. . An orderly crowd-lent valuable aid, and stayed the fire by pulling down stable fences. The loss is under LIOOO. The losers are Messrs Wilson and Wenkheim. The origin of the fire is unknown. -, ; &>ifcMARU, Octi. 19. " An alarming and destructive fire occurred on Friday morning, .at half-past six o'clock, at Reid and Gray s implement foundry. ;A large crowd helped to save a lot of ittfpletneiits and tools. C- The fire ,was confined to. the main building; Loss, L 3,500. The property was uninsured. 4 A policy in. the .Northern Company expired ,on the. 4th,' October,. ..Tne; books were saved, though slightly s.cnrijhedj: Much sympathy is-felt for the firm, whoj will* soon be at work again. The. origin J( at tne fire is, unknown, and is supposed to have Resulted from the carelessness jof the engine boy in lighting ; the fire.. \ \ ,*"' ' ( „- :- '' ' ' • ■'' ".' . i ,-j i■■ NELs?ojr, October jlswM , The body of the Rev. Mr -Gaskin,, whowent missing some time ago, and. was believed to have' been drowned^ has. .been found in the Aorere River. ' A practicable bridle" path has been found • between the Aorere Valley and the Anatori reefs, below West 1 Wanganui^" and running through auriferous looting country. '