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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2517, 5 February 1887, Page 2

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(United Press Association.)' WooDvrttG, Feb. 4. There .was great excitement here last night in consequence of some dead' logs round the houses in the.Bduth;. west part of the town taking M. The. light wind caused the fire to- spread rapidly, and at one time at leas.U. dozen houses, were in danger of. being burnt. The occupants cleared out, the townspeople helping them-to-, remove their furniture. .But little damage was" done.. At. present • the wind has fortunately dropped.

Neisok, Mb day. " The City.Council, by six votos to four, asked the City Surveyor to withdraw his resignation.' He asked for time to consider.

A determined case of suicide took, place yesterday. -A. .wonian named Jessop, at Washington Valley, poisoned herself by taking " Rough cm Bats" aud a quantity of arnica, for no reason.; She had a comfortable homo.' When playing with a pet dog in the afternoon she was heard to say—"Poor fellow; you.are going to lose your mistress soon." 'She had lately indulged.Bomewhat in liquor.) While a man was engaged in excavating tho Waimea Street sewer,, he came acrossathin seam of coal, .twelve feet below tho level of the road.

. Auckland; February 5. Arrived—Alameda, from 'Frisco, at 8,86 a.m. Passengers—Messrs Annedale and servant, Ellis',' Tetter, McKean, Coleman, Cooty, Haight, William Gordon, Bnllard, Corbett, wife and childi'on, and Mrs Parker.

Christchukch, February 4. At a meeting of the Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association to-day Mr John. Deans' moved a resolution that the time M arrived for opening the New Zealand ports 'to the importation of stock, Mr John Grigg moved an amendment that it was inexpedient to promote the admission of stock from any ..country where disease prevails. The Committee finally decided to postpone the matter to the annual meeting in March.