TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1885, 12 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

■ [United Puess Association,] Napier, Monday. A. narrpw escape of a fatal boat accident occurred at $6 port on Saturday. A boat belonging to the ship Waitangi, while being towed out to the veeael by Sir Donald, capsized, and the crew of five persons,.including Captain Leoman of the ship, being precipitated into a strong current', The pilot boat and surf boat put off from tho shore and the whole were rescued. The steward of the ship, who could not awim, undoubtedly owed his .life to the bravery and qf Captain Leeman, who ;kept. him afloat,'

The freezing chamber of the steamer Arawa is discovered to have too small a hold for the intended shipment, 2000 carcases will be left behind here,

Wellington, Monday, Shaw Saville & Albion Company are advised that'steamer Doric left Plymouth on-Bth inst. for Auckland.carrying 308 passengers,

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT. AUOKI; - " . ..LAND. .-ESTIMATED DAMAGE BETWFFE .... ':■■• £I4,OOOAND £15,000. (UNITED press association.) . Auckland, January 11.' • A fire broke put about 10 o'clock last night in the Sash Factory of the New Zealand Timber Company, Customhousestreet.' .Bofor? it.wasi'suppressed the es•tablislim'ent was-'destrdyed, and together with.a.million feet of Timber whjehwas ■in the yard.' Insurances—£3ooo in the Sprwich-Union'office, which is-largely reinsured. The Auckland Timber Cora-' pany's Mill was saved mainly through a change of wind, but £3OOO worth of of timber in the yard way destroyed. Insurance on the factory, £7OOO |n the South British office partly reinsured; the timber was uninsured. The Auckland Gas Works,; across'- the street, was in. danger 'for'-,some■ time; > "The Auckland Fire Brigade worked splendidly, and ware aided by men from the Iroquois, who assisted to save the barquentlne Fmnk Guy r of Naples, which was lying at the timber wharf, ' Later, There-lnsurattoes are:—Fire Assurance £SOO, Phcenix £SOO, Equitable £2.50, United £250, National £250, New Zealand £250, Coloniai £250. The South British had a risk originally of £7,400, which they hadlatterly reduced to £4500, and'this policy cxpired.on 31st December ■last, when a fresh insurance was .effected: in the Norwich Union, The Timber Company's mill and machinery are insured in the South British for £3OOO (all reinsured again save £1000). The amount qf timber destroyed by ; the fire is' estimated af from £ISOO to £2OOO.