LARGE FIRE IN AUCKLAND. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 4608, 24 March 1884, Page 2

LARGE FIRE IN AUCKLAND. PER PRE SS ASSOCIATION.

At four o'clock on Sunday morning, a tire occurred in Auckland in a house temporal ily unoccupied, belonging to Mrs. O'Connell, in Wellesley -street. The fire also destroyed the two-storied building of Mr. Wilson's, and damaged the residence of Mr. L. C Hanstead, and the house occupied by Mr. Duppy. Mrs. O'Connell and sou, and two grandsons, returned from a visit to the Thames at eight o'clock on Saturday night, i.nd on reaching her house found she had left her bag with tho key of the house on board the steamer. As the night was very wet, Wilson olVered them a shako down in his house. Her houso was all in flames when tho lire was discovered. Insurances : Mrs. O'Connell's five roomed cottage, £'2'.IQ in South British, and £75 in the same office on Limerick lace manufactured by her ; also £500 on tho house and furniture, but sho does not know what oflioe. Wilson, £500 on tho house, and £00 on the furniture in the South British. Duppy, fiiruitmv £200 in tho London and Lancashire ; Duppy 's houso is owned by Traflord, dentist, and is insured for £225 in the New Zealand. Partly damaged eii^t wing of HanstoadV, and further damaged by water, £300 in London and Lancaster. Mrs. O'Connell is separated from her husband.

At the Police Court on Saturday morning. Lucy'Porikupa summoned a native named Turatuha for assaulting her. She stated that on the 14th March, when she got to Stouy River, the defendant's wife asked her to "shout" somo beer, but she refused. She said she had given a bottle of spirits lo Motifs wife, uud th.it was enough. Defendant thereupon rushed at her with a big stick (produced), and broke it over her head. Witness showed the marks on her face and head caused by the blow ; she was dislixureri on the fight cheek. When, hhe was lying on the ground the defendant kicked her. The defendant was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.