CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 599, 23 March 1876, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE.

March 22ad, 1876. On Friday lut a fire broke out in th« bakehouie lately in the occupation of Mr. Ehntly, and completely destroyed it. Tht> fire wat first observed at about ten o'clook, p.m., by lome people at the National Hotel,, who immediately ran to the scene, but they were too late to be of any assistance' in extinguishing the flamei. They, however, aar«d the office, which wai detached from the main building. No fire h*d been Jit in it dince the previous owning when the kit batch of bread bad been bake i, so that tbe origin of the fire it a mystery. It iar worthy of note that the fire when first i«n w«t ooming out of the roof at a point seine distance from th« fire-plaoe. The circumstances would laad one to belifere that It it the work of what Mrs. Fartington calls an "intendury": if so it will came a grtat deal of anxiety, for in a country aettlement we are entirely at the mercy of suob. people, having no means of preventing the deitruction of a building ■when once ignited. It is somewhat strange that in this instance no inquiry has been held. The place is, I believe insured for £120, but Mr. Elmsly is a considerable loser, having lost £80 worth of stock whi«b is uninsured. I observe that lite new ttore of tlie W. 8. N. Co. it rapidly approaching completion. It It much higher than the old one, the site having been raised for the purpose. The wharf also will be higher and I dare say itronger. If w« ar» favoured with another flood, I doubt not the new structures will b« found intact when th» water ■übsides. I wish I could say that the bridg«, which Dr. Pollen recognised at a necessity, was commenced. I am afraid that the Hon. Doctor's promises ar« like piecrutt made to be broken, so that we might get »t tb« " humble pU " underneath The weather it— exouse -me — disgusting. OWIT COBBWWONDBNT.