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[United Press Association.] ■ ■■■■-■ Hawera, Friday, The private residence of Mrs Dunn, draper, was burned down at 5 o'olook this morning, and everytbing.it contained destroyed. Mrs Dunn and family were absent in:New.,Bymbuth. It is surmised that some fire must have been left in the grate, and by some means caused the fire. The furniture was insured in the Standard'for £IOO, j
Palmerston North, .Friday. A sharp shook of earthquake was felt at 11.20 on Wednesday evening.
A heavy thunderstorm waa also experienced on Wednesday afternoon. The, lightning struck the chimney of; the residence of Watson, .schoolmaster, driving one side of the-chimney 1 fepin-. pletely ouj: down to tte;roof. The' lightning ran along the iron roof to the corner ,oi the building wlwfe ithe jifrei dothesiline ,a)staple! One of tlie ends of tie wife runs from 1 the. stapleto a ience' intone direction, and the other* end to a post in yard. The fence-post was split and the other post shivered to spliniers, which were hurled to a considerable distance. No other damage is reported. The same : afteriioon there was a very severe hailstorm at Kaj-ere; . ' ~...,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1879, 3 January 1885, Page 2
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185TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1879, 3 January 1885, Page 2
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