LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Fire. Auckland, Wednesday Night.. A fire broke out in the upstairs part of the Aurora Hotel, corner ot Victoria and Chapel-streets, this afternoon, and spread 1 apidly ; but the brigade was quickly on the spot, and got it under. The old roof of the hotel, above the bar, is completely gutted. The origin is unknown. Ihe hotel was owned by Brown, Campbell and Co., and was insured in the New Zealand Office as follows :—Building, £1500; stock, £250; furniture, £500; billiard- table, £150; total, £2400. Of this amount, £1400 is re-insured in various offices. The portion of the building destroyed is covered by £400 in the New Zealand, of which £150 is reinsured in the South British. Mr Macandrew.
Mr Macandrew goes to Waiwera tomorrow. Be also intends paying a visit to Sir Geo. Grey at Kawau, before starting for the Hot Lakes.
The Case of Mr Lovegroye. Mr Lovegrove, the unsuccessful claimant of the Derwentwater Estates, and formerly of Waikato, is now on his way out to this port, together with Mrs Lovegrove and family (10), on ship Crusader, which left London on February 6th. City Council Election.
Mr Thompson was elected member for the City Ward to-day. The Trunk Railway,
The hon. Mr Mitchelaon intends to travel over the routes found for the Auckland-Taranaki Railway, on his road to Auckland in a few weeks.
Racing people are proverbially snper*. stitious. And Fred Archer would as" soon think of riding a race when his favourite diamond and cat's eye pin was not * in his neck-pcarf as of writing a poem for this paper. A doctor says that small feet signify a quick temper and evil tongue. Now / everybody will be staring at his wife to 1 see whether her feet are large or small, M and no matter which way the verdict is she wont be pleased. A gentleman named Arthur Legrand Stafford, believed to be an Englrahtnan, was out hnnting recently in M»ine(U.S.), when a sudden anowstorm came on. As Mr Stafford did not return, search was made for him, it being feared that he had mused his way in the snow. He was found quite dead, closely hugged by a J bear. The animal was also quite dead, A haying beep mortally - tabbed by.' itfl M
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18840327.2.23
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1829, 27 March 1884, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
386LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1829, 27 March 1884, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in