Inspector Cullen has received word that a four-roomed house aJc Omahu, near the Thames, owned by Koni Nehe, and occupied by Wm. Henry Maitland, gurobuyer, was burnt down at midnight on February 19th. The house, stable, and shed (valued at £100,) and the furniture and effects (valued at £70) were destroyed, and Mrs Maitland and her child had a narrow escape. The fire is supposed to have been accidental, and the insurances are at present unknown. Word has also been received of an outbreak of fire in the wharfinger's office on the Russell wharf, yesterday. The fire is supposed 1o have ,been caused by a carelessly dropped match. The damage done amounted to £20, and the building is insured in the National office.
Mr Humphry Berkley, of Fiji, will lecture in St. James' Hall to-morrow evening on the oppression of the natives of the group under the present system of government. Mr C. E. Button will take the chair at eight o'clock.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1902, Page 8
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