TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1376, 11 May 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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New PtYHoOTH, Friday.>-| Leadoni whilst working at hii brewery at Waitara fell into a vat of boiling liquid and' was fearfully scalded about the shoulders,

FIRE AT RIYERTON.„ Immmiih, Friday. News is to hand of a destruotive fire at Riverton. 'lt broke', out this: morning in a. stable attached to' Morgan Hayes' Caledonian Hotel, and. despite, all efforts,'' H]Jread.;from' {thenciE)i j;6 i ■ tlbet! south end of the'block,''iwhere;ite pros greas was stopped by a cross; street. On the other sidpi.-of • Clapps' CommOTciai^Hotelr"which at times, in ..great danger,, but:; was. saved by the application, of wet blankets to 1 the < exposed surface, oThe. County Council offices caped, but being of brick tM flames failed to gain. JioJd. The following buildings were destroyed Caledonian Hotel, Bacon- /shoemaker,? Campbell's butchery, Pattison's Globe' Hotel, Sco-, bie draper, Hancock shoemaker,' Willett storekeeper, : and Pye, k ; Bullied drapers.. estimated; damage is £10,000.:, .All are: insured, .except Bacon. 'Thiamounts arenot known, but the offices principally interested are the New Zealand Union .and South British; : V ■ ■• ; : - GpYMoyTH,'Friday; Twenty-four 1 Chinamen Were arrested last night" for playing'fan-tan. They will be brought tip this afternoon.