The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1203, 4 December 1882, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1882.

In consequence of some unusual pressure on our advertising columns to-day we are compelled to hold over our report of the public meeting on Saturday evening as well as other local matter. A change in the weather which had been threatening forsomehourspreviously, set in on Saturday evening last, and during the night and yesterday several very grateful showers fell but the glass ■till remains high and the probability of a sufficient rain fall is still doubtful. The bash fires, have, however, been put out, and the great dangetfrbfch has threatened settlers in the ont-skirts of the town for several days past is happily over. A public meeting was held at Walker's Hotel, Capleston, on Friday evening last, for the purpose of starting a fund for the relief of the family of the unfortunate man Ralph Hall, who was recently injured through falling down the Imperial shaft. Mr S. Barr was voted to the chair, and briefly eipiamed the business. It was ckcided that sabwrip»ion lists be forwarded to every mining manager in the field, inviting co-op 1 eration and assistance, and that an active canvas should be made throughout the district. It was further decided to hotfl» puMiobidl »t Csphwion, on the evening of Friday, Bth instant, and a committee we* appointed for that purpnrpbse. A very serious accident happened to Mr Oxley's waggon on Saturday evening last. The waggon was coming up from Greymonth with a load of some si* or seven tons of general freight, and when making the descent of the Saddle the break gave way, and the waggon and team of eight horses was thrown pver the embankment into the gully beneath. The driver, Donald Ross, fortunately escaped without serious injury, and seven of the horses were got out safely, but the other animal is said to be badly hurt. The waggon was completely wrecked, and the loading also suffered some slight damage, but drays were immediately sent out, and inostof the loading was brought into town during the night The loss will fall heavily upon Mr Oxley, but it is after all a miracle that the whole of the horses and the driver were not killed on the spot.