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[<: l ■ •:l jpj E pbesS AOTNCY.) ''' Hokitika, Thursday. While the steam-tug 'Lioness', was towing the 'Lizzie Guy' into port this morning the tide tow rope broke, and the •'Guy' l went Ashore on the south spit. She is expected to be got off next tide. : < Tho general entries for the Westland races close on the 13th of November, ;...;, •■ : • Naheb, Thursday. ' Yesterday being the anniversary of the separation of this district from Wellington, it was kept very strictly as a holiday. The Hawke's Bay_ Jockey Club arranged for a spring meeting. It was held abont a couple of miles from tho Faredon railway station.. There was" a very large attendance. DupDitf, Thursday. The Times says, regarding/; administrative changes, that Mr Macandrew attended at the. Provincial Government Buildings yesterday, but ceased to act in his capacity as Superintendent, receiving callers who desired information in the usual way from him. Mr Green was also : iu the office yesterday, and confined himself to attending to sundry routine matters. ; v.,.-,: ; ■ v ■~■
The Hon. George McLean is expected from the Worth to-day,, and it: is underI stood that on his arrival he will interview MrMacan.drow .with a ...view of making some arrangement by which. Mr Macan- ! drew ' ..will render .-• assistance', to the General 'Government, for/ the next few months in inaugurating the new state of things.'" What Mr Macandrew "wiUdois not yet known. The answer he will give will depend, : ;entirely"'on; the .'terms Mr McLean will offer. 1 ; ffe has, however, decided .to refuse to render the Government any assistance, the giving of which would fetter his future political action in any way whatever., It is r likely Mr Donald Beid will bo requested by the General Government to aid: them during the next few months in transacting the business of the Land Department. It is by no means unlikely that Mr Eeid will for a short time assist the.Government by every means in|his power, both by giving them his services and by affording them all possible information regarding the working of the department. Large areas of land were disposed; of yesterday by the Waste Lands Board. Mr Bastings strongly protested against the conduct of the Board. ■
The, Anglican Synod met last, night. The Primate, in Lis address, referred to the necessity of a supply of ministers, and requested the Synod to make arrangements for securing a site for a cathedral and tlio Theological College. A prosecution under Bradshaw's Female Employment Act has been instituted.' Large numbers of postal cards are being sold..' ./ ' ...'.'.., ..'Blenheim, Thursday. ■_. A tremendous fire occurred at 2 this morning. Ewart's Hotel, Telegraphoffice, Post-office, Court-house, Government Buildings, Litchfield (draper), Masonic Hotel, Club, Carter and Taifc's stores, Litchfield's grocery, Hustwick (druggist), Hunter (jeweller), Augustus' shop (empty), Lewis' fancy goods, Presswood (watchmaker), Lawrence (general store), -Warner's old shop, Rogers (solicitor), Campbell (painter), Smiih (tinman), and two cottages all burnt to ashes. In addition to the list the following losses occurred :—Eyles'. (cabinetmaker) shop and two residence cottages. The. origin of the fire is a mystery. discovered, several persons saw the centre of the Government Buildings in a blaze. A strong wind from the west carried the fire across the square, igniting Augustus' old shop on the roof, thence along. High-street. For some time the brigade hoped to stay it at Lawrence's, but it crept round and burnt two collages beyond Campbell's. Taylor's, Bobinson's, and Tivel's were saved with great difficulty. In the meantime the fire worked from Augustus' till it reached the gap near Sogers'. No help could be given except carrying things out. On the western side the. fire beat back, igniting Ewart's Hotel j the hall and stables were saved. The Bank of New Zealand had a very narrow escape. It is charred all over. Every place named is cleared away, only a few chimneys standing.- Aggregate losses:—lnsurance: New Zealand, £2,800; National, £1,450; Imperial, £2,400; ' Standard, £1,850; South British, £2,350; Victoria, £1,560; Norwich Union, £1,250 ;.Batavia, £950; Liverpool and London, £800; total, £15,410.: Several losses are estimated at double; The telegraph people are camped in a tent in Seymour Square. _ CHBisroHUECH, Friday. Tho following are the latest quotations for ' :';', ' '."''. ''.', ; " ; .'''■'.''. ;'.:'?. THEDEBBY in the belting market:— Danebury, 4 to 1 (taken and off) Dead Heat, 3 to 1 (taken and off) - Fallacy, 5 to 1 (taken and off) Songster, 6 to 1 (taken and off) Fanny Fisher colt, 6 to 1 (taken) Any other, 100 to 10 (off). c. j. o. Tadmor, 5 to 1 (taken and off) Ngaro, 6 to 1 (taken and off) . Maroro, 6 to 1 (taken and off) Any other, 100 to 12 (off). CtfP. Guy Fawkes, 4 to 1 (taken and off) Danebury G to 1 (taken and off) Fallacy, 6 to 1 (takeu aud off) Pungawerewere, G to 1 (taken aud'off) Ariel, 6 to 1 (taken and off) Any other, 100 to 10 (off).
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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2461, 3 November 1876, Page 3
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807OUTHERN TELEGRAMS. Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2461, 3 November 1876, Page 3
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