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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 23 April 1884, Page 2

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■ (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , ;...'' Invercargili,, • April 21. Another extensive fire occurred in Tay-street this,' .morning, when the Therttre-Royal, Provincial Hotel, and old Catholic schoolhouse were buriit down, 'The alarm was first,given by a lodger in the hotel, who was aroused i-^y' persistenfc howling of a.;dog | chained. 111-the yard. The inmates .all got-out safely, The fire began in the theatre, which had not been occupied since tlie Salvation Army left it some weeks ago. The flames quickly spread to tho -hotel which, adjourned tho theatre, and then on the other side to an old building formerly known as the Mechanics' Institute. Tlie brigade were soon at work, but with the limited water supply, could do nothing but protect the threatened buildings. A portion of the furniture was I removeilfVoiii the hotel and a billiardtable from the saloon. A- small structure alongside used by Cockerill. and Co, implement makers, as an office was, Also - destroyed. The .buildings'-! burnedj down were erected' over 20 years ago and burnt- very rapidly, the beat at times being so great as- to be unbearable 011 the other side of the street, although the latter is two chains wide. The bell was rung by a young man named O'Brien, a stranger in the town, who was subsequently arrested, on the charge of larceny. - It appearsthat during the fire he was seen taking away some bottles of whisky from % hotel, putting them in his, overcoat, which lie afterwards '• planted.'' When he left the spot, a detective;-lifted the put it in- another placej and soon after O'Brien'camo and com'plained to' the officer that' his' coat had been stolen, Following are the insurances Hotel and theatre, <£soo in the Colonial (£3OO reinsured), $250

in the Australian JHeicantile Union, and'.£24o. in.the/Union; furniture, £2OO in the Koyal and £IOO in the .Union. The schoolhouse was insured in tlieiUnion for£2so. .- j Auckland, Wednesday, Mr Harris received a vote of- confidence, from his constituents Inst night. ■ ' At, fieinquest on the body of Edwin Welcome, found in. the Harbor on Sunday.. morning, Dr. Murray Moore deposed''that, /deceased, had 'been subject to.epileptio.fits and addicted to drink. Froiri iexamination of the body death appeared to.haye been caused by violence. , "

~ Blesiieim, Tuesday. Thomas Ellors Hilley, an old Marlborough resident, ■ and ■ formerly ■ ■ woolscourer in a large way of business, was found dead in his lioilse this'niorning, : Deceased had. been inbadcircums'anees lately, .and .has beon blinking heavily. Death" is believed to be the result of aii 'epiletic fit'"'brought on by v excessive • alcoholism; Aninquest'will be held this afternoon. ~ Marton, Tuesday. Six' stacks of grain, belonging to James Beard, near- Marton, were bui-ri.ejd: thi^l mprnipg., no insurance. .The origin of the fire is unknown. ..' WEi&toaftiN, \Vednesday. ■Tlie cecded by thei'nprHiorh-contral; route, has. reached ..-To ■ Awainutu. He was well received -by. the.Maoi'is throughout the lino, but in th' 6 "Upper Wanganui district tho,natives were.very indignant at several European parties prospecting for gold, and Mr Mitchelson pro-' mised .to ; represent.-.naafcters to. Mr Bryde. Mi ; I^itclieison.: returns by the TaranakitMbkau route. . A six-roomed house in Pirie street, occupied; byMi' Henley, was destroyed by fire at. 1.45 this' afternoon. Blenheim,. Wednesday. Dr Oleghom hav;ing certified as to the cause.of.Hiley'a death by alcoholic epilepsy no inquest'-will be held.