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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1085, 29 May 1882, Page 3

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UNITED KtSSS ASSOCIATION.) BURSTING OF A KEROSENE LAMP. NSW PtVKOOTH. A kerosene lamp burst in the sitting room of Sergt.-Major Gnodhall's houso last night; sotting fire to tho room. Tho flames were subdued before they got a fair hold, The house, furniture, etc., was damajed to the oxtant of £!)0. Tho paper and ceiling of the room was burnt. Both wore insured in tho South British. SHIPPING ENTERPRISE. ACCIDENT. V> DuuEDir/, this day,.. Tho Union S S. Cbinpanyhave on,the way out, or underj consluvctipn, ten new vessels, five of which lire mtended.for'ljie intercolonial and coastal trade. Thoy are all of the same dimensions, viz:—sßßft in length, 26ft in width, and r 26ft deep,' or ft trifle larger than tho' Rotomahana. The first of them, the Manipouri, is now due at Melbourne, to be followed by : the Wairarapa, Hauroto, Waihoraj and-Tara-wera. Tho Manipouri will replace .the Albion, tho Wairarapa the • Rotprua, which are to he employed oxdusivoly on the coast. The Waihora and Taraw.ers are lo replaco the Ringaroonia'and Arawata which will bo utiliaod aa exiva boats during the summer, and as relieving boatf in the winter. Hauvota which.. has o carrying capacity of 2000 tons to b&, env ployed in the Sydney trade/ .The smallei boita to be uied ; on ciaat for general cargo purposes. OnVof thenewsteamer! is to be called the Express Boat. She wit be employed on tlie ruii from 'Lytteltor, to Wellinnton, Tarauaki, Onohnnga, : itnc back, doing the round' onc'o a week; She is similar in size to the Hawea," will'stelm 15 knots, and hftve. accommodation foi 100 saloon passengers. . The Hero will a 1 once replace the Taiaroa in the Fiji trade for which a special steamer- is building a' Seacliffe. At the Asylum' works on Saturday Nicholas Craiglian, one of the workmon went to set the stone saw machine n motion, and in turning the wheel stoou, directly beneath the gato containing the Baws. He no sooner touched the wheel when the gate doscended on him, causing injuries from which he died in the Hospital on Saturday afternoon. EXHIBITION AWiSDS. Chribtchuuch, this day. Further Wellington awards; silver medals Mrs H. H. Torlon for a Bracket, and Barneret J. Gibb for an oilpainting Certificates of merit for Pascoe's bitter Ale, and for O. Barraud's water colour drawings.