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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4079, 2 April 1892, Page 2

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Thß Wanganul Llooasinff Paso". Wanoanoi, Saturday. With regard to the 'striotures passed • c : on Mr Wi 6. Bassett, Chairman of tho Licensing Committee' bjjilr Krull, J.P., from the Bench, paraouv .'. lars of which were wired a week ago, '; the former now publishesa statement—~ that he has sonsulted nearly all the ." town Justices, all of whom repudiate Mr Krail's remarks and state they had no kuowledge of his intentions. ' Mr Bassett denies having objected to Mr Parsoii sitting on the Bench' as ' the owner of an hotel, but only as a : licensee.- ■ • Aileeed Malicious Injur? to Property. Blenheim, Saturday. The charges against Alexandra Waller, preferred by the Wakamarina Gold Mining Coy. for malicious injury toihe Company's engine^were gone into betorb the ft, ,\l, yesterday. The HiM. said there was no prima facie case, and refused to commit. It is understood, Waller will institute an' action, claiming heavy damages for i false imprisonment and prosecution. ™ Disastrous Firs at (boymoutli. £26,000 worth of Erflporty Eostroyol Greyjiooth, This Day, A disastrous lire broke out this morning, about half past three o'clock on Mawliera Quay, destroying pre- • ■ raises andstockto the value of £25,000. The fire broke out in tho Bhop of Mr Elson, chemist, and spread rapidly to the premises of R, O. Forsyth 1 irons monger, Williamson grocer, Bank of , New South Wales, llely and Taylor fJrapei-a, Forsyth and Masters' iron': mongers, and tho National Bank, whioh were all toUlly destroyed. The Bank of New Zealand was on fire -C----several times, and several other places alao ignited and are much damaged. There was a general and hasty clearing out of stock in tearly all the premises in the block, and much damage was done thereby. At one time it seemed as if the greater part of the town would be destroyed, the Fire Brigade and their - qnite unable'to copo with theOTfm'ca although ■ splendidly., Sailors in port unaer ib' charge of the mate of the s.s. Oriti," " rendered excellent service and materially assisted in confining the flames,