Fire.—Destruction of four Houses.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1494, 24 November 1874, Page 3

Fire.— Destruction of four Houses.

farow Escape of the Town

1 CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA.

CHRISTCHURCH

(Prom our own Correspondent)

, „ This day. 4 ire occurred at Lyttelton yesterday, UJtv, oUßes were burnt to the ground, there was a narrow escape to the whole U lowing to there being no water Bupply. . c woman had a narrow escape. She [''W out of the first floor window. There j, &o insurance in the houses or property. 'ore -was caused by a boy playing with jj, r?/Lyttelton regatta committee have 1.64 their programme as under :—Whalejj* r *ce for youths under 18, first prize, , > Beooncl ) to Bave Btak.es. Ships' sailingi, 4 iracei first prize, £5. Scullers' race, in W «a>B k°atß ' an(* Ba>^n S race for boys hj' firß,t prize, £10. Pair-oared race, in boats, first prize, £5. Ship's gig W^t prize, £5. Four-oared whale Ma m* fi'8fc Prize» £30. Yacht race, first Wz«'«? | a? lders' cup and £20; second W *ia in Srace in whale boats, first Hsr l w?' second' £2. Schooner race, f2Q JW. toi3, £100 and cup valued at fi ? 8 r.ace in °Pen boats. °P en t0 all jSt bTt IZ6> £15; secoo(i. £3- Licensed iytliean-k >**' 20 *to be apportioned as prizes SiE^"!®**- "wimmitig race £1. Sps?£i . I)uck hunt» £1- Creasy S^wfllL 8!0108 ®1 from Thames, Tararua, kty cUmStol V»mUh e Joha Knox from

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