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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1588, 21 January 1884, Page 2

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UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, Dunedin, Monday, The second tri'il of William Pearcc for murder, was oommonoed The Crown Prosecutor ordered two jurymen to stand aside,' and the prisoner's counsel challenged twelve jurymen. GUN ACCIDENT TO. MR S, T. GEORGE, M.H.R. Auckkand, January. 2,(|. While Mr Seymour Gfioyne, M.H.ii was practising at a shooting gallery at the Onelninga racecourse, oil Saturday, the gun burst jn his hand while being fir,ed, blowing off a tjjj) left forefinger, and injuring the tliumt) and the test of the fingers. Tlig polipe took possession, of the weapon, Dr Walker happened to bo 011 the raoecoursu, and attended Mr George's injuries, SUDDEN DEATH at AUCKLAND Auckland, January 18. Mr W. B. Langbridge, advertising agent, jyas found 'dead in] bed at tha Clanrioarde Hob}' 'to-day, He' had been drinking rather heavily, and toof two'sleeping draughts last niglij;, Later. ; The inquest [on the body of Win. Bartlett Langbridge, was adjourned til} tion and s}} .apalysjg of tjio pfjnfpts yf the stomach, Langbridge it appears, I)US !j§o!} il) ill-health for for sonjs time past, and sinoo ThiU'ijdfiy was under medical treatment by Dp Coomb, He took one draught at 10 o'clock and another at 10.30, and at 1,25 this morning found dead. There was a bruise over the right temple an inch long, and onejincler the right eye of a similar length, which is stated to liavo been caused by falling out of bod some days agp, pi'SEDiN, Monday. The liabilities of Robert Guthrie and Co ; , timber merchants, amount to ■£9182, of whieh »ro secured assets. Beverley writes to the Star that the comet was distinctly visible last night. : He states it will bo in perihelion on ;the 2Gth, and brightest at the end of fobyuary, ■ ■ Tl;c defence in Pearce's case to-day will be an en|;iffiljr new one: that deceased accidentally lnftictod the jvound on herself with an open knife. DISASTROUS FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. Cmimcnmtcu, January 20. On Saturday njgjit a fire occurred in High-street, by which were destroyed the premises occupied by Mr Alfred Simpson, bookseller ; Mr Church, draper; Mr Dchunare, grocer; and Mr Smith, boot and shoemaker, The fine new building the Empire Hotel, prevented the spread of the ilames in one direction, and the brick wall of Mr . Petersen, jeweller, in the other. The heavy ram which was falling also assisted, by extinguishing the large flakes of burning material which fell on the neighboring roofs, The Firo Brigade worked hard for three hours, and the damage is estimated at about £IO,OOO. Mr Pelam,are is uninsured, and the insurances, so far paf} be ascertained, want certifying as to the details, - The , following' lised to be tho insurances H, J, Hall's on the premises occupied by Church and Smith, £I3OO, but the office has not been "ascertained. Smith's

look is insured in the London and riverpool Company for £SOO, in the tandard for £SOO, and in the Union )r £6OO, of which £250 was reinsured ut it is known in what office.' Church's idck was. insured in the Now Zealand >r £SOO, and in the Mercantile Union 3i';ssoo. The fixtures were insured >r £l5O, but. the office is not known, impson'a building was insured for 'SOO in the Imperial, and for £SOO in lie South British,- The stock' was inlii'ed for £IOOO in the Phoenix, £IOOO i the New Zealand, £IOOO in the liuon, £SOO in the Guardian, £SOO in lie Norwich Union, £SOO in tlieJßoyal, '250 in the United, and £SOO in the lercantile Union. The fittings were isured for £IOO, but the office is not nown, Timaiiu, January 20. A number of single girls just from lome found immediate employment ■esterday at £25 to £4O per annum, ,nd the demand far exceeded the supply. Harvest operations are advancing,' .nd so'far no want of men has been ixperienced, but the demand will.be ;reater later on. The crop 3 still coninue to improve in appearance.