FIRE AT BLENHEIM.
. At midnight » fire broke out'jij the midst of a thickly built block situated in . the centre of the town, and spread with great rapidity, burning to the ground the iypeum"H»ll"and'"four~dwell|ug hoiisei cloße by-the bask part of Healey & son's boot warehouse, falconer's furniture way? houses were on fire several times, and werfl'only_sayedby:,the.strenupU6 exertions . of the Fire Brigade, aided by willing assistants. Luckily there was no wind.or a greater portion of the business part of the town would.have been swept Bway. Tj)e Jnßiirances are not yet obtainable. It is supposed ibaKtherjGre originated in Scotts bakehouse. "■•• .■•■.- Later. INBUUKOEB. ' " ■ The Mowing are the Insuranoea 1- • Healey & Sons building (partly burnt) Royal £850,: stock (not much damaged) New Zealand 1350, Colonial, £6OO, Liverpool London and Globe £3,00; J, Scott's buildings, National £?SO, stock and work? ing plant, Royal £100; House occupied by Lewis, New Zealand £IOO j Kennedy's furniture, New Zealand £150; a cottage insured in Transatlantic for £3O, blacksmith's shop (partly burned) Transatlantic £7O, Lyceum Hall insured for £3OO, but in what office not known.' A CURIOUS VERDICT, ' ■ "UNITED PHGBSAQENO?. / " " Dunedin, this day. The. jury in the libel action, Massey. v' Allen, in which-the plaintiff claimed L2OO damages, retired'tbis morning, and after from the Judge tbat>LS they gav© t , v Ve?dipfc plaintiff for that | ftmounti.r.TfloJfldge said-it was tbemort. eujfipM yeriifltilje jj»l evtfljeardj W; 1 : l:
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 979, 20 January 1882, Page 2
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224FIRE AT BLENHEIM. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 979, 20 January 1882, Page 2
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