THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1096, 5 June 1882, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1882.

The Licensing Commitiee for the Reefton district will meet to-day, for the purpose of considering the applications made for publicans' licenses. We notice that Mr Thomas Davis, the pioneer of the Devil's Creek district, and the prospector of the" Oriental lease, ia once more to the fore with an application for a mining lease adjoining the Oriental Company's mine. "We regret to say that the subscriptions to the hospital here are by no means coming forward so freely as they should do, and the collector has considerable trouble in getting money from quarters, where it should be obtained without the least difficulty. All sorts of excuses are made, and the collector is told in many quarters to "call again," where donations should be forthcoming at the first visit. The Reefton hospital is a blessing to tne district, and though only limited in capacity, is kept in a.way that is a great credit to all concerned in its management and administration. It is too bad, therefore, that there should be any lack of support, where on the contrary there should be enthusiasm, and we trust that the lukewarmness at present existing will not be allowed longer to remain. No one knows how soon he may need the shelter of its walls, and no one can give too liberally according to his means. Let all remember the old phrase, "that he who gives quickly gives well." We have received a copy of Bishop's Guide to Wellington and district. It is an exceedingly creditable production, and will be invaluable to all visitors to the Empire City, as its contents really in every respect thoroughly fulfil its title. It is not very often we hear of a Chinaman being naturalised, but a notification appears i$ a Gazette of the 25th ult, to the effect that letters of naturalisation have been granted to Chong Sjke, merchant, Dunedin. In the Resident Magistrate's Courj; on Thursday last, there were four cases arising out of neighbor's quarrels. In one of them,- the defendant was .fined 205., the other cases were dismissed. They did not possess the slightest public interest. A man named Archibald Moore, for stealing sixteen sheets of corrugated iron was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment. A case, County Council v. Came, to recover £3 rates, was adjourned till the next Court day. : Mr Lynch appeared for the Council, Mr Jones for . the defence. Mr E. Baker, Acting R.M., presided. In the Warden's Court on Thursday last, before Acting Warden Baker, the following business was transacted. The applications of John Gatheral, Mulligan and Co., and the New Zealand Antimony Company, for head races, were granted. Applications by the Big River Extended Company, and the Lankey's Creek Company, for special sites, were adjourned till next Court. A protection claim was granted to Thomas Eddy. An application by Peter Connolly. for a head-race wag adjourned, as was also one by W. Hindmarsh, for a business site. An application for a special site by the Antimony Company, Was adjourned for survey. There were several leasing applications set down, but on bding called on the applicants did not put in an appearance. A.t the meeting of the County Council on Wednesday, the Chairman very properly reminded members that they must confine themselves to the rules of debate laid down in the Standing Orders, and not carry on conversation as had been done, otherwise they would have to sit till three o'clock in the morning. This had the effect of greatly reducing the talk and facilitated business. It is to be hoped that the Chairman will stictly adhere to his stated rule in future, though he forgot it himself later in the evening. An Irish newspaper published in New York, referring to the Phoenix Park tragedy asserts that the murder of Gladstone, Forster, and Bourke, the permanent Under-Secretary, had been deliberately planned in America, but that at the last moment the sentence against Gladstone had been revoked. Mr Jam,es Shand, of the Taieri, has decided to ship to London, per the Mataura, six carcases of beef, weighing altogether 68001bs. These will include some ol the finest cattle ever seen in New Zealand. At the Government Printing office in Wellington, the other day, a boy named Allentine, was working a tumUer machine, which is gpnerally used for rapid printing on small sheets, when he inadvertently got struck across the back of the hand by the tumbler, the result being that two of his fingers and all the carpal bones were broken. He was taken to Dr Grace, who amputated the two fingers and dressed the hand. It is feared that amputation of the whole hand may yet become neces.sary.