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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1057, 25 April 1882, Page 2

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CNHED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) - .FIRE IN WELLINGTON. * SMITH &OVEREND BURNT OUT! V, : .WEtintOTON, this day. A destructive fire broke out at 1.30 this morning in premises situated in Panama street, and oooupied by Messrs Smith & Overend,-Wine-and Spirit -Merohiintsr The fire, spread rapidly, and in half-an-hour the bailding was completely gutted.. Through the exertions of the fire brigades' the stores of J, H. Heaton, commission agent, and George Thomas, auotioneor, were saved from destruction, although they were damaged to some extent by water and fire. The fire brigade and salvage corps worked splendidly, and no doubt prevented what appeared at the time as it it were going to be a disastrous conflagration. Nothing is known as to the origin of of the fire. One of the proprietors was m the store at midnight, and states that when he left, everything was safe. The insurances are: Building—South British £6OO, National £2OO ; stock, South British £IOOO, National £3OO, London and Liverpool and Globe £SOO, Impoi'ial £IOOO, Union (I). The South British liavo two-thirds of their risk re-insured in the Scottish, Imperial, Hanseatio anil Standard, offices. The National is half re-ihsured in the London and Lancashire. The Sohth British have a line on Thomas' store, which was partially destroyed,

FATAL B ATHING ACCIDENT, New Plymouth, this'day. Two boys were drowned whilst bathing yesterday in the Patea river near Stratford. Their names are Edmund and William Haire.' NE WSPAPER ENTERPRISE. Patea, this day.' The proprietors of the Patea Mail have announced their intention of publishing three times a week, The daily publication is to be resumed in the spring if the times get better, MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. Christchuch, this day. W._ S. Fagan left Christchuroli this morning for JJunedin where he runs Burke for tho mile championship and 4ioo. j . - MANATAHI INQUEST.

: Manatahi, this day. At the inquest on the body of the Maori, a number of witnesses were examined yesterday. Several deposed to the fact thai a blow with a bluegura stiok about five feet long was struck by the landlord of the hotel. Evidence was conflicting as to the Maori who was struck, One witness asserts two Maoris were struck, and the second Maori with the scar on his heiul was Tekuku. Under examination this morning the evidence of Europeans was also conflicting as to whether deceased is one who was struck by Gallagher with the stick. The inquest continued till 11 p.m. last night; and resumed this morning, before Dr Gibbes, the evidence being very voluminous, and still sitting. Two Maoris concluded their evidence, and corroborated the statements of the Europeans to the blow which was struck. The evidence of tho Maori witnesses is to the effect that Rama (one of them) picked up the s'iok immediately after the blow was struck and took it to the Police Station forthwith, but the policeman being absent they took it to the Pah. None of the Maories were drunk, though they had some liquor. The doctor's evidence is to the effect that a large dot of blood was found between the skull q,nd the covering of the brain. Tho clot extended along tho whole of the left side of the skull, and | was amply sufficient to cause death, i The injury was such as would be caused by a severe blow from a heavy blunt instrument. The injurios from a kick would be different, a man might travel some distanoe after receiving suoh a blow without shewing that he-had received a severe injury, Such an injury was not likely to be caused by a fall from a horse at such a place as where the body was found ASSAULTING A LUNATIC. Christchurch, this day. . At the Magistrate's Court this morning Owen Norton, for assaulting ono of the patients of the patients at the Lunatic Asylum, where he was warder, was fined £5.