FIRE AM) LOSS OF LIFE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume V, Issue 921, 24 January 1885, Page 2

FIRE AM) LOSS OF LIFE.

AUCKLAND, January 24. A fire broke out at mrcbii^hVin Elliotstreet on the ( upper >£ppr of a two-storey ; building leased oy Mr. McKinlay, ajgn writer, from Mr. D. Kfwf^ef ldinp^n: Wellibg^n f . Thi' ff f cAina^'floor on the northern ffitisi^^tisW^fic&Uu^ as a workshop,) arid ib'e npper flowing partly used by_Miv Davw, saddler, at ftp • wprksbop, and^ajJßO as i| ;} w^c^Bl|ppiby J. front room. iiametrWjflre 9omi<t4x« ' t)Sn^boQt£^^,^||gldrao^i^e upstairs, when' tne^Wudel febdy' ? of -'the •poor old ■ man. . wa#fidqnd'> lying >'6n'hiP back, the skin having v peefedf«mTin<*«e« tions, though theJbody wu not scorched or.barued. An. examin-tjqa ahp^fd that Hoimes probably, when reading in bed, fell asleep, leaving "the candle lighted. Some charred magaß&ea^erefonnd near his pillow* andean aronted by the fire he had evidetrayjbiide niajrajt tothe back ■toon*' his trousers in blsotiana, when he V «M overcome by smokeyand^ffotiated. ■"■ ' 'ih- j i l ; vIJJ-mj ij) it*. <r3r*V •'■- ! o Joseph , Davis, licensee yof the, Tda 'Marina f H6J^ii''has<^e4f u oqm)^iiM for trial for unlawfully al&ritig v t o^^Wo'ri the Bank- ( of^^Ne'w'Zeitlacld, ; tHe&jarge being laid QUdfir; theciPorgery^Adtt'filt'w alleged that, Uian old resident andftm»n,of prqptrty.^Utd upa cheqae for j£2 at request of qne o'JQeary, and after deducting the^hotel'deb^jgajre O'Leary a few'BTnUmg&rcn'apge.VrTlie latter 6 wears he signed it fo"r jB2 only, and alleges that accused alterecTlhe {wbrdM and figaresC&dml two t&Vltf Me, for which latter iOWWOUiea^aslfelit. Bail was allqwed, defendant ia;£3oo and two sureties of £lso'each. . : : We - (Taranaki Herald) * hear tiat " the lowest tender (received ; in^Aackland) for the new premise* for' tu«'BAnkof ;^ew Zealand, iwai thitof )Mt. H.'Tiyloi l (Wiitara), for j ,^«fc: tender*' were 1; r i ec 1 civ i edbcal|y,obu^i(i is aptJupwwn how majoywererse^t.to^uckUjnd.^^pu L'j ' ' ,'The Nprmanbyj lias publisbed^je^ellejatjßafalpJruftifor < their ' forthcoming and' G Pro^Jaoe Show on , Match iTth'iiext., r copdi* tiobs of eritry'are^^ely'Wefai; ana r the"* prizes are so numeroas that a '^ioce&sfdl exhibitor in eevertfl dasßeß wool* etand a clianceof /making qbiM-i ■n^*attl'"- i at the ; sliow. ; The ruleS)&nd,wgulatroM)»#e . clear and simple > and theo show; i will" include— dairy Drod.Mce, gi^in, afrajf feed, farin'and .garden' produce,",., &e., [.JBjioße who* remember' the excellence . r( of.* r Jant year's show will make a point Of attending this year, and will take their friends. The catalogue .was t pnnjwj at this OffidE, and' covers, .twelve^,. B^eSr/jexcluaj^rJf . advertisenjeote.' , -/:' * xr \ fx j r j/i-;/ • The' protest^V^V^thjbse'eAlrmns against the> prtfpoVedfit^rferetaiioirof the Land Act Ametfdaient^act has taken effect. A prop6salt)tib ipiyfap a balance^ of purphasenioney ,on ; a deierredopaymisnt section bought : iij, was, made ;tn3 - declined,; against this.fe,a,d / ing,of. the^ew ' Act we' protested m lan^ua^ejreflectid^-— perhaps 'rather too rtrOngly— on th'e'Cflfm.: missioner of Grown l^nds.^ho, thknlcs,' to - bis (anomalons ■ poMtfwi,' ha's to" Deak 1 not only the- bnrflen w bis owh ! official sins, but, alsq# those of an un«eett{Snd , unheard-of Minister, of Lands,' whotissnef secret instructipns for the sotcalled LmjO' Board Jo carry, out. Mr rt B^ ,Cajlen, J ; who, aFsolicitor, was. intoreste!t«ii^ffiis . , matter?* and' 'who backed, up tne peotest madeia these I 'column?, wi(b' r tn6^Va'n' tage of legal' traiDiag ! and; leaffinig/Haa ■received the following offi6fol«Wera6ran^ dam on oie subject from MH Trimble.^ii 111 1 aaifdirao^il, to^informryonrithat de^; iferred.paymenilj.aelßc^rs^w^^^^D: their land since 1879;' and before 1884. whojiave held the ; JU>ad»'fcrie&»Vyeif(| 1 and .have, fumue^he.cpndidpus;Qf[ooc!ft. . majr ; il>^raM^ ion >im^ ' king the usual appUbatum and pacing, ihe.>, Balance of^pdrdbai^"myne# ana Crown grant fee."-iStaeWty^^oT^this vxi&pA f: tation is obvionK'f;^! I - •nnu:.> re "* • Nelsb^die^bas dpeoeia kranery , and. inllh'ae^e^bl^nttieoi fr^n^t f«#«hare of^ublio patronage, 5~

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