INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1719, 25 November 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

W llington, November 24, The experiment of lighting the streets by electricity, carried out by Mr Walter Priace, of Dunedin, was tried to-night, and proved very aucce^Bful. A glove fight between Murphy and Fake for €50 aside resulted io a win for the fjrmer. Jack Hall, light-weight otiampion of Australia, has challenged Murphy, and the la ter has accepted The Hon Q F. Hiohardsoa is gazetted Commissioner of State Forests. Mr T. Grace, of Can'erbury. has been appointed starter of the Wellington Kacing Club, ia.plaoe of Mr A. Young, who resigned, Chief Justice Prendergast and Mr Jus. tice Gillies are the jadges who will hear the petition of Mr Wi Pere against tho return of Mr James Carroll for the. Eastern Maori lJistrict. The New Zealand University November examinations for degrees, senior and Tinline ecuolarships and honors, which begun on Monday, the 14th, were C3neluded yesterdtiy. Fourteen candidates applied to be exumined m Wellington, seven for the B A decree, two for M, A., four for uL.tf, one for IL.D. Hearn has received a cable message from Deeole, pr moter of the world's champion Bculling carnival, stating that the races have been postponed. Ounbdin, November 24. The Ofcago Protection League, while thankmg Mr Moss and other members for past actions for the cause, calls on Protectionist members not to call the Hoaae to separate without the tariff revision being dealt with. Inveroabgul, November 24. Tlie Chamber of Commerce have re» bo ved to ask the Bluff Harbor Board not to increase tho shipping dues and cbarg s m oider to irmeabe revo lie, but to mako addi ionß to import and export charges on goods sufficieut to bring about an equilibrium of revenue and expenditure. It is pointed out that thene charges, if increased as> p oposed, wi 1 btill be lower than thosa ac toe principal New Zealand ports.