TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1973, 18 October 1888, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(na press AMoonnoir.) Electric Lighting REEFroN, Ootoher 18. Mr Bortoo, the newly-appoictcd electrician of the R^efton Eleotrlo Light 0 mP*ny, teooinmenda the sobtt : tiui<>n cf the Swan Edison lnoendeioent lamps for those of Thomson Houiton mtnufi'oturo it present m aae by the Company. He a»y a the Utter lamps are altogether unsuited to the dynamo He further rooouimenda the use of overhead wire m place of underground cables and these changes effected, he «saarrs the Directors there is not the sligb'est doubt m the world of the complete suooeis of the Installation. He is well pleased with the design and oondition of the pUnt otherwise, aad expressed the opinion that the dynamo has a fall oapaolty for 500 lamps. Last night the Company sent to Mel-, bourne for the requited new plant, whloh will be shipped hither as qalekly as possible. Confidence Is now re-eitablUhad In the venture. False Decoration Dunbdin, Ootober 18 At Ontram, Sam ael Shaw, of- Berwick. was committed for trhl for making a false declaration. Mrs Bpatki, havina left her husband, had been living with rfhaw, and on her death he registered her &» hts wife, hence the prosecution.

Fatal Besutt of a Fire Mrs Fabey, who sustained severe Injades la eioaplag from the fire Id Union street on Saadsy, died m the hospital this morning.