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Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1223, 22 January 1883, Page 2

Money orders and registered letters for the outgoing English mail close at the Reef ton office at 4 p.m. to-day, to go by Tuesday's coach. Late letters will be in time for Thursday's mail. We understand that the Wilmott Comedy Company have hired the Oddfellow's Hall, and will open on next Monday evening for a short season in Reefton. There was a magnificent rain-fall yesterday evening, and up to the hour we write there seems a fair probability of its continuance. The rain will be generally welcomed over the whole of the West Coast, but nowhere more so than in the j Inangahua. The annual meeting of householders and electors of the school district of Reefton will be held in the State School this evening, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of receiving the report of the outgoing comm-

mittee, and receiving nominations for the committee for the current year. The | proceeding promise to be of a rather , lively character. i Mr Wra. Perkins, Crown Piosecntor, reached Reefton from Grey mouth on | Saturday evening last, for tho purpose of attending the sitting of the District Court to-day. Mr A. R. Guinnes, of Greymouth, is also in Reefton, so that, with the local members of the profession, the bar will be well represented. His Honor Judge Broad arrived from Westport on Saturday night. A large number of stamper Bhoes and truck wheels are stacked on the road-side near Black's Point, and which we ascertained on inquiry were the product of the Biack's Point Foundry. The articles have been turned out in a very superior manner, and the work reflects the very highest credit upon the efficiency of the foimdry, and its enterprising proprietor, Mr J. Kilgour. There is liSely to be no dearth of candidates for the Committeeship of the Reefton State School, as there are already nine in the field, and the nomination tonight will no doubt add several others to the number. Mr W. H. Jones has been invited to stand again, but declined to do so, but expresses his intention of being present at the meeting to-night, when he will be glad to offer any explanation that may be desired by householders present as to his past action on the Committee. A man named Evan Jones, in the employ of the Keep-it-Dark Company, was on Saturday afternoon employed in forming a wedge with a tomahawk. In making a blow, he missed the wood, and struck the two centre fingers of his left hand, ■which he cut off. Dr Collins was sent for, who with the aid of Dr Thorpe, amputated the injured fingers. Mr 'Jones is; , a young man, who has only recently entered upon connubial life. . . The auction sale, of the seats . for Mrs Langtry's first performance in New York was a great success. The right to choose a box realised £64, or £4 above the price paid at Madame Pernhardt's sale, Mr Charles Wyndham being among the highest bidders. The best stalls sold for £4 each, and every desirable seat in the house was sold, the total being £1600. There is a strong feeling in Radical circles against the proposed money vote to Sir Garnet V\ olseley and Admiral Seymour. It is underscood that £50,000 will be asked for, but Mr Labouchere has undertaken to move the rejection of the vote when it is introduced in the Commons, and he will have, in addition to the Parnellites, a pretty strong following from below the gangway to support him. Messrs Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, of Melbourne and Sydney, are bringing Ingersoll to the colonies to deliver a series of lectures. It ia stated they offered him — which he accepted, but is too buisy to leave America just yet — £2,000 for twenty-five lectures..,.. In ChicagOjlngersoll had audiences of 2,000 at 6s, 4s, and 2s each. — 'Echo.'