BOTTLING WORKS DAMAGED.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 47, 24 August 1904, Page 6

BOTTLING WORKS DAMAGED.

[BY TELEORAPU— -I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, 23rd August. A fire broke out this evening in the storago room of Messrs. Powley and Koast's bottling works. The storage room was practically gutted, and a considerable quantity of whieky, beer, etc., in the place was destroyed or damaged. An estimate of the extent of tho damage cannot at present be made. The building is owned by Mr. Henderson, Law Trustee, and was insured for £1000 in'tho Liverpool, Lpndon and Globo Office. ■ Messrs. Powfey and Kcast's stock was insured in the Royal Office for £1500, and in the New Zealand Office for £600. .

Inspector Ellison received a message from Masterton this afternoon stating that a mm named William Ogfton had been accidentally killed by a fall of earth whilst road-making. A man named Arthur Furlong was admitted to the Hospital this afternoon suffering from injuries oa the face and head caused through ( an explosion of a barrel of patent paint used at the Ngbjaiunwiga. Meat Works for coating tho ammonia pipes. Lieutenant Pickering, formerly of H.M.S. Tauranga, who has been appointed recruiting officei for tlio Navy in Haw Zealand, will leave. Wellington for 1 LyttoUon in a few days. 110 will probably go on to Dunedin before returning to WolKngton. * The annual meeting of the congrega* I Won of St. Jamcs'a Presbyterian Church, AoMaide-road, was held last evening, too Rev. W. Shiror presiding. The schoolroom was filled, tho attendance being larger than on any previous occasion. The Cbainnun, in- opening the proceedings, made reference to the decease of tho llev. 0. S. Ogg. formerly pastor of St. Andrew's congregation, which, had occurred that morning, and a resolution was passed expressive of appreciation of tbu work of the departed minister and sympathising with the bereaved friends and relatives. The annual report, which was read by tho Session Clerk, showed un increase of ten in tho membership, as compared with last year. Fifty-seven niwncs had been added and forty-six withdrawn, besides I one removed by death. Tho present total vm 268, including 19 belonging to Island Bay. The migratory nature of the population was shown by t-J»e fact that onesixth of tho entire congregation had removed during tho year. Tho temporary breaking-up of tram communication whs in part the causo of to many removal*, and tho efficiency of the present service might be expected to operute favourably as regards increased membership during the current year. Financially the position of the church was at prr*unt practically stationary. Tho »Sutid«y-«ohool work and other oporatkma of the ohmch were passed under r»mw, and the Hexvices of teachers and others acknowledged ; also the work of those engaged specially in tho service 'of song. Special mention was mode' of the successful introduction into the ohoir of youthful voices from the Sunday-school, the training of whioh by Mr. King, tho choirmaster, was much appreciated. A varied selection of vocal music, including unison song* by the choir boys, followed. 'The contributors were Misses Francis, UrquItart, Messrs. King and Urqnhnrt, and Master.* C. Denham and H. \Vi<»e. A two-paort song, by a number of young ]ndi*»s, received on encore. Tho Wellington Carriers' Union notify removal to No. 18, Groy-streefc "