The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1890.

Inangahua Times, Volume XV, Issue 20888, 3 December 1890, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1890.

The usual Wednesday half holiday will .be observed by the business people today. The postal authorities advise that on and after (he Ist inst. the postage on parcels by Inland Parcel Post will be reduced as under : N<>t exceeding lib iv weigth, 6d ; exceeding lib, but not exceeding 21b, 9d ; and so on at the rate of 3d per lb up to 111b :3a. A cricket match between the Midland Railway and Keefton clubs will be played on tho cricket ground this day, commencing at 11 o'clock. A slight hitch ocourred yesterday, relative to obtaining the ground, but we understand that the mat" tar has now been arranged, and the match will eventuate. We beg to call the attention of our readers to Mr W.H. Steb.bings' ndvertisement which appears in another column. It is Mr Stubbiug's intention to form a class for learners in oil painting, and n specimun of his handiwork is now on exhibition in his shop window. The picture represents a scene on the Inangahua River, below Anderson's farm, and anyone acquainted with that picturesque spot will readily recognise tho ability of the artist in truthfully portraying the place which he haa made the subject of his brush. Mr Reeves addressed the electors at Black's Point lastn ight, and will speak at Boatman's this evening. Mr Drake held a meeting iv Quigley's Hall, Reefton, but owing to the lateness of the hour at which his meeting closed, we are unable, to give a digest of his speech. Mr Brennan, County Chairman, occupied the •jliair, and although he had nominated Mr Drake's opponent, for the Innngahua Electorate, he bespoke a fair and impartial hearing on behalf of Mr Drake. Up to the time of our reporter leaving the Hall, the candidate had been listened to in courteous , silence, and w«ia frequently applauded. The Cumberland direct ora have accepted the tender of^Messrs Rreen and Thompson for trucking quarts from the mine to the Drake upper paddock. The accepted tender is at two shillings and six-pence ncr ton. Nine tenders were received.

The directors of the Golden Lead Co., intend shortly to call for tenders for the erection of an aerial tramway about 66 chains long, to connect the mine with the battery in Deep Creek.

Our telegrams from different parts of the colony state that heavy rains are now prevailing. HokUika has suffered considerably, the reclaimed land in Wellingtou is flooded, anu the Kakaia railway bridge is damaged to such an extent that railway traffic has been stor ped. A aitting of the Licensing Committee was held yesterday, when the transfer of license from Hans Jncobson to Patrick Ivan of the Club Hotel, and of the license from John Wilson to James Annet of the Empire Hotel, Keefton, were con • firmed.

Mr Reeves met with a first-class welcome At Tawhai on Monday night, when he addressed the electors, giving a re« aume of his past cervices in parliament, and also his views upon all the leading questions of the day. The meeting was held in Wilson's boarding house. Mr John Deehan occupied the chair, and there were upwards of one hundred persons present. Mr Jieeves spoke for two hours, being frequently applauded, and upon the conclusion of his address was asked and answered several questions, to the satisfaction of those present. The meeting accorded Mr Jieeves a splendid hearing, and he received a vote of confidence, there being but one dissentient. A vote of thanks to the chair brought the meeting to a close.

On Monday afternoon the body of the late James Knight, of Black's Point, was interred in the Reefton cemetery, tho officiating clergyman being the Reverend Mr Worboys. The da* ceased, who had been a member of the Inangahua Rifles, was accorded a military funeral, and the brethren of the Oddfellow's Lodge, of which body deceased had also been a member, marched in the procession. The Volunteer and Union Bands, and the Oddfellows, assembled at Black's Point nnd escorted the body -in to Reefton, being met half-way between the two places by a strong body of Volunteer* and Cadets. The Volunteer and Union Bands amalgamated, and ns the party neared Reefton, the sad strains of the "Dead Mirch" attracted the tttten* tion of fftl. The following was the order of procession coming into town :— (1) In* nufijahua Rifles, with arms reversed ; (2) Reefton Cadets ; (3) The Volunteer nnd Union Bauds, with muffled drum; (4) Hearse, escorted by brethren of the Oddfellows in mourning regalia, numbering over sixty; and (6) the general public. The procession was a very lengthy one, reaching from Beeches corner to the Bank of New Zealand. After service in the Methodist Church, the procession reformed, and inarched to the cemetery. Tho Salvation Army was well represented, Sergt-Major Harford, on the invitation of tho officera commanding the Volunteers, taking up his old position aa a sergeant in the Company and inarching on the left of the Rifles. Upon reaching the cemetery, the Volunteers, with the exception of the Band and a tiring party, formed up in ' two lines, and the funeral party then pasBed through, the coffin being carried by six members of the Oddfellows. After ; the service for the dead had been read by the officiating clergymen, a volley was ; fired by the Rifles over the grave of their dead comrade, and the Band played ••Vital hpark," a. melody very full of meaning on such an occasion. Another •orr ><. ful event m Uking place at the <

samo time, when tho body of Mrs Doherty ( was being placed in its last resting place in the Roman Catholic portion of the cemetery. This funeral party arrived when the Volunteers were waiting outBide the gates, and Oaptain Burnham reformed his company, and the second pro* ccßßion passed through, the men standing ut the present. The Keyi Father Roland performed the service in the latter instance. !