CHINAPHOBIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2892, 7 May 1888, Page 3

CHINAPHOBIA.

Great Excitement. [Received at 3 p.m. to-day] Invekcargill, Latest. The message wired to Invorcargill by the Press Association from Wellington, that tbe Government were going to follow the same course as Victoria, and refuse to allow the Chinese to land, put the opponents of the Chinese completely off the scent, aud very few went to the Bluff by the morning train. Although it was a quarter to eleven before it was known that the statement was wrong, word soon passed round, and one hundred and twenty persons went down to Port by the 11.15. train, Had the true state of affairs been known the number would have been increased by several hundreds. There was a large crowd of all classes on the platform to see the train off, and great excitement prevailed.

DISASTROUS FIRE AT Hokitika. Hokitika, Monday. A large fire occurred at half past ono o'clook this morning. Hansen's Post Office hotel, Evan's Red Lion hotel, large two story buildings, (he Hard-waro Company's shop, Malfroy and Craig's timber yards, and a portion of the shop with outbuildings were destroyed, The fire originated iu an upstair room of the Post Office Hotel, and the flames spread with great rapidity, Tho inmates escaped in their night clothes. Mrs Brown, daughter of Hansen, proprietor of P.O. Hotel jumped from an upstair window with an infant in her arms, spraining her ancle and fracturing several small bones, besides sustaining other injuries, No other accidents are reported. The large produce store occupied by Henderson was much injured, and the Concert Hall attatched to the P.O Hotel was destroyed. Insurances are very low, and in some cases none at all,

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