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(united press association..) Wbllimgton November 18. A telegram which reached here states that' a collision, took place on the Wairau river, Blenheim at .3 a.m., this morning, between the steamers Waihi and Mohaka, The Waihi was going up the river, and the Mohaka was coming down, the vessels meeting at a sharp bend. The Waihi struck the Mohaka about G feet from the stem cutting, her down to below the water line. The Mohaka sank in a few minutes. The Waihi is not much injured. No further particulars are yet to hand. Gisborne, this day,
A five-roomed house and bakery at Wairongahika, occupied by a baker named Hayden, has been burned down. The cause of the fire is unknown. Hayden is uninsured, and his loss is £l5O. The building was owned by Black and insured for £2OO in the Colonial,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2149, 19 November 1885, Page 2
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141TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2149, 19 November 1885, Page 2
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