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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 13, 15 January 1878, Page 4

Moat satisfactory intelligence has reached Reefton from Boatman's. In tbe first instance, there is the intelligence of the striking of the reef in the low level of the Hopeful mine, the ..reef looking splendid and well formed; there is further intelligence of the striking of an undoubtedly payable 16de in the lower workings of the Fiery Cross mine. I heae reports have already had . a most ..beneficial influence upon the drooping noarkel, and ere many days, says the Times, svgreat change may be looked for in the rate of quotations. 'Referring to the holidays, the came paper says: — The business activity in Reefton during the past ten day 8 may be eaid to be fQnprecedent.d, for we do not recollect during ten or twelve years' experience on tbe West Coai-i lo have seen anything to equal it. The amount of money expended must have been immense, for in addition to the customary drains upon tbe population at this season of the year, there have been lotteries aod art unions innumerable. It is said that jewellers who visited Reefton during the race week took away with them upwards of £1500 as the results of sales, actions, and art unions. Upwards of £300 was laken at the bazaar, and over £100 at the Hospital Feie^ What the 'boothholders, gate keeper and coach proprietors netted over the races can hardily be conjectured, but the gross takings must have been considerable. As far os concerns the hotel trade in town we do not think there can be aoy complaint, and the same may be raid of all other classes of traders, for the harvest appears to have been general.

Gold ur New Guinka. — Mr Thomas S. Parker, writing to the Otago Times sug =_ esis 4 hat tbers s?B8 a mistake in tbe telegram «ni_ounci«g that Mr Mioton bad been three weeks in New Guinea. Mr Mioton, he saysj had beeu three years there, and he adds : — Mr Minton haß been known (o me for over ten years, having (stayed with me on tbe Bogao River in 1868 i I have a letter, written by him to in<i in June. 1867, wherein he stated — • *' New Oiling is the finest count y that I have ever visited, and, although wreckel here, and almost killed* by the natives (wh* are hostile and cannibals); when I recovered I was made welcome by the chiefs. There i.re magnificent fivers and bays, and 1 have s_curei| iland. Would you make one of three to •take over stock— say, sheep, horses; cattle, and a few pigs and poultry. country is not only good for grazing, but abounds in minerals, for I have found goid and copper, besides other ■ores.-"

Extr-.c__i>__.a#y: Fatal Accident ■—-At an Oddfellowe' picnic, Saodhurßi, on New Years ©ay, a Jatal accidene •oconred to a -married woman named Mary Aao Gregory, the wife of a miner rea-iUag at Clunes. j^lra Gregory was on a vitit to her sister, a Mrsj Ham, of Quarry bill Sandhurst, aod it; appears that at the picnic the deceased; joined in Jhat popular game, -"kise-ic--the-ring." A pry large ring had; ■been formed,, And ihe deceased was .

running away from a ybuogman, when she was struck on the breast by a short thick piece of wood *"6n' -which two young men were swinging/ It was a large swing, and was ih^fuli motion at the time. She -wbb slightly out of breathefrom running at the time,, and the force of the blow suspended respiration, find also gave her internal injuries. Oa receiving the blowVßhe staggerel back, and in falling -wits caught by the young "man who "was pursuing her. Sauior-coostable Glee* sou and several ladies-rendered eVery assistance in their power^ but .their efforts were ,tand the (poor woman expired 1 in balr>an hour. -She was ouly about twenty r .years of "age, and had been married three "years.; The Funeral .^Reform Association ihovement in Wellington originated by the Friendly Societies, is advancing. A meeting of delegates fromthe several, friendly societies was held last. night at-Mr Eraser's rooms, when various resolutions were; passed, one being that the wives of members be allowed to participate in the privileges of the Society. The delegates reported, that the members of theiflodges were "favorable tb'the scheme, and the undertaking promises to be- a success. We notice that the FuneralßefornrA-socia-: tion in Victoria has adopted a series of rules, providing that the funeral of a member should be of the simplest kind, and without needless ornaments on co-ffin, &c./:and ; that! the badge of mourning should be a*crape band' on*theleft arm, and a crape band round i the, hat, the ordinary clothes being worn.. The cost of sucha funeral would be £3: 15s.— Post. - . |