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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1297, 7 February 1883, Page 2

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'•! ImniEDintßß issotiiiTiAßl • V/- & ;ATTiBIiPTED;. Sp<^oXlNG:;,~q?' ■ Fielding, Tixesday. ; ., Mr. Jones; of the firm of Palmer and Jones; Roots' thwniornmg.v^i''KoW escaped unhurt by. running- -ayay-zig-zag -to4MgP iljfl sjjqk'/'Th'o'! 4efer Ms 'supposed- to be insane. The concerned liaye gqnotoPaJmer,stoty to obtain ; (i' ! Jones,

PRINTING OFFIOIi PARTLY'" ■ DESTROYED BYIFIRE.

' 1 ' _ " QISBORNi:, thii day. Between eight and nine, o'clookv Inst ■night the Poverty Bay*. Herald, Office was fired by anincendiaiy,. 'A' portion of the printing office was destroyed, but no damage was done to'tlie typa dr machinery,. Rain was. falling heavily at the time, and Consequently • f&w people were about. The fire was extinguished by filling came upon fcho scene at the sound of the firebell. The same-spot, where-.the ire was discovered last.night^Yi^s .set fire to a year ago. The block on which the Herald Office is situated is yery ; valuable. Had the. incendiary 'deferred his work ior a couple of- it must have resulted in ,conflagration, The room used .by tlie editor; had also been : -set fire to, but the fire appeared to have gone out,i; Ohristchurch, . A man named Aiken,; 80; years of age, was found-; ;i)ithe *! river! Heathcote yesterday, ■ ; ,'Jt is, supposed, that lie committed suicide.■: '€• Mr E. J, announces himself- as a candidate for the .fjjeliyyHlseat;