SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 835, 25 October 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Cambridge, last night. i The Show committee -have' nearly c completeJ all arrangements for to- e morrow. They have all been working ind; fatigabiy for the last few c clays. A large numberandvariety t of implements are already on the i a

B*nd to be in attendance and perforin all the afternoon. AUCKLAND, last night. The entries foe tue Cup anl Steeplechase, at^^K%eßj^^|i The City of N%"SB&: San^vßrancisco«?kt||| t ! he EtiglM i Maig ||- ff-"|lr ' j SiIn " tj}e| Sup|§fiie Murb, td.<|B,j of K fifftra^for^di uected with his bankruptcy.. Moauatairis felUbb 70.5. CtfRISTCtfORCH, last ttisrkt .^, i he Indian FiMine"Fund" reached £2,400. A. DREN B'OIRMD J T$ f>E kTfl 4 ' ■ Tuesday. ,>■■■■•> [press '-agency.] * . '** v -A fire,' causing- pf life,, broke' out this about • foor o'clock: to the Princess -Hp,te], pccjipied by Mrs Johnson .(vyho.ie £ a short time ago)mnd her five*children th ree boys ■} tw.9. girls. Tfie firta must have originated in thefroom ib of bhe house ; vvas'innames. I .Mr.uabbelj-who?.owned'f6ur of the (•houses tried :>tol*iorce his way into where Mrs Johnson and childr'en iwer k e,J 'but' dr^iyen;bapks suffocated..',;By.,tlie smoke, flame and ■ S *™.' ■■■■'<&-> :: i »"«• * <•** ]- m '.ne nremen were there sharp, and a 'large;ci?6\vd/ahtsious to render.} assistance,; ;ibubi'-for an hour not a drop of water was to be had, it. having been, turned off the night* before-' ;.* Jiaci tubt J e s =£|en water the fire bqu]d|have been confined, to one house, \--if-tiy.

A.fbfeplthe:-fiie was gob under, %Hebodies of Mw Johnson and fiveichildren were? foil ad in a space abcyifc ejghb.feeb, square. ,„;•■}■ : ' '"' All •-, the ■* booliesM were disfigured ofUhe niotb^r.!auc|'''"^e^opfi&gbafc child were foa^'.claspad, togepherj She ;was> accustomed,;,, to have^the kerosene lamp burrting;; iidd thought it bursV or other solu-. tion of 'i.he, at. Nq QV^.^ ;( ADy..',.|ciad haying' been, heard,- it is supposed that stupefaction 1 "Saved-We poor unfortunates all torture.