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— ♦ [Fbom Gbevillb's Telegbam Company Ueuteb's Agents."] BURNING OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. Auckland, January 24. A fire broke out on board the clipper ship City of Auckland, at one o'clock this morning. Charles Hudson, the carpenter, was awoke by a crackling noise, and discovered the lire in the fore-hold. He Rave the alarm to the fire brigade. The police, with the crews of the adjacent vessels, assisted in getting the ship removed into tho harbor ; but all efforts to extinguish the fire were fruitless. She was then scuttled in four fathoms of water. The fire is now extinguished, and the vessel lies in water up to the deck. The ship is considerably injured forward by the fire, besides scuttle holes all round The fire originated amongst the tow, three hundred tons of which had been shipped on the previous day. The remainder of the cargo was wool, flax, gum, oil, and tallow. The ship was nearly full, and was to sail in February with forty passengers. She cost £20,000. The captain does not believe the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. The general impression is that it was the resjlt of incendiarism. Brown, Campbell & Co, Henderson & Macfai-lane, Cruickshank, Smart & Co, and Walker, are the principal losers. The cargo was mostly insured, but the vessel was uninsured. Departure — Hero. Captain Freer opposes Henderson for the Waitemata. January 25. The p.s. Luna, Captain Fairchild, has returned from the East Coast, The Hon Mr M'Lean was a passenger. The quarrel between two bapus of the Arawas has been settled. Kovrhai opens the country to Europeans, and will permit the Government to pursue enemies. An attempt to raise the City of Auckland to-day vras unsuccessful. Fiji advices report the total wreck of the Dashing Wave on Wake Island ; the crew escaped to the Caroline Group, and were rescued by the schooner Oriti. Departures — Timaru for. London ; cargo, £31,000. Santiago, for Napier. Du.nedin, ."Wednesday. Cavershany elections. Cantrell defeated Mclndoe. Cantroll, 165. Mclndoe, 107. For the Lakes, Haughton, 147; Shephard, 77. Returns from two small districts .not yet come in ; but they cannot influence the result. The " Times' 1 libel case is adjourned for a week to enable the attendance of the Hon. Mr Gisborne and officers of the Telegraph Department. Dr. B limes' funeral was attended by 1000 persons. The day was observed as a close holiday. It is reported that an attempt will be made to upset McLean's election for Waikouaiti on the grounds of bribery. The full returns from the Lake districts make Haughton, 221 ; Shepherd, 192.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3108, 27 January 1871, Page 2
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