The Star. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1809.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 71, 5 August 1868, Page 2

The Star. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1809.

— * — Tin: Town XJalliH, in many ronpootn, tin udmiVnblobuildmg—notyory High tjy, porhnpa, lo tlioao who think ib quite poaaiblo to coinhino tho ornamental with tho useful j but' atill a building that iho city hna no roaaon to bo naliamod of. Having Maid thia muoh, wo aro at porfoot liberty to point o\\l what wo eonaidei' a vory aorioua dofoot — ono which ealla fov and ought fco obtain tho iuunodinto attention of (hose gontiomon wlio form tiio Town Hall 'Compnny, Tho defect to which wo allude wuh mndo painfully evident Inst night, whon fully 1000 pornonn, including a pro My largo proportion of women nnd children, wero in tho hall, A.n alarm of firo- was rained, and it wan only by tho prompt onorgy of two or threo gentlemen, who had tiullioionb proHonoo of mind, Uml; a panic waa provontod, But auppoßO that lho iimtinctivo, frantic terror to whicli pooplo givo way on aueli nccauioiirt hnd really brokon out, what would havo .boon' the rcwull? Wo Hhould moat probably havo had to record thai; Hovoral pornonn woro trampled lo death in tho mad rindi to oacapo from tho building to tho open air. Why? Because tho main door of Iho lorn

Hall opoiu inwartU, Thia Vory Borioua dofocfc in fclio coin--- uction of tl.o building wan, if wo romombor aright, pointed out boforo it wiw llnialiod. Of course, no notico waa takon of tho matter. Wo again warn llioso concerned, and toll thorn that ifc id I hair (hdy to havo tho I'anll; romodiod without delay. Wo fool Hiiro that tho publio will not bo Matin/led till (ilim in dono,