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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5563, 10 March 1886, Page 3

[froh our own cobuespokdhntg.] At Rangiora, shortly before. 5 o'clock: lost evening, a fire broke out in a ahed on the premises f omerly occupied by the late W. Simpson. Fortunately it was observed before it had obtained much of a hold, and, an alarm being raised, it was quickly putout with water applied with ".Jackets. The, fire-engines were taken to the locality, but were not required. Tha- fire started amongst some sacks, but ite cause is un- ■ known, there being no one -about the place at the time it occurred. EXTENSIVE GBASJS FIRES; Amberley is just now ({larch 9) between two fires, although they, are some miles apart; that to the nortd being oa the property of Mr Moore, of Chjomark, Ac osrigin being as usual unknown. It has exteacfed over a large tract of oountry,and iaotjll,. as far as I can learn, burning.. It made a considerable show ovsy tie tops of the. hillß at Seadown in the iuuaiediafis viqinity.of' this township. TL. 9. second oonflagijatipn occurred just outside Loithtfeld, n«ar the bluff beyond the District Sohool. One or two of the telegraph posts have keen destroyed, besides otibo* daui3gG, How tbis fire- broke out is aluo & mystery. However, it 13 now extinguioh«d. In ihis dry waat^byer no. one can be too. particular in, eibittgoiaiiing a match after its use. Another largs,fire is n*>w BW^aping orerv tttousands of acres, the property cf BJr Q. H. Moore, of Glenirjirl;, It) originated in what is kaowm as ihe Waikar/i Vallgy^ and close to the road,. and opposite I^nehurst, the property of Mr John, Pariah. It started imciediately after a thjeßhing machine party had passod alpng^ that would be cay 2 p.m. on March B>ajxd ia still burniag in an sasterly. and southerly direction. The cr.bent of the damage is not knofm.