BRIEF MENTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8815, 3 May 1892, Page 2

BRIEF MENTION.

Another New Zealander to the front. Mr William J. Murphy, son of Mr J. J. Murphy, of Woodville, has taken with honors the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University o t Heidelberg The new graduate, who is barely twentythree years old, was partly educated at Napier High School and partly at Wellington College. Be is the first Englishman for thirty years who has taken the same degree, and is said to be the only one who has token it with honors. Dr Murphy, since taking bis degree, has accepted a professorship at Sion University in Switzerland. He is a nephew of Mr D. Wiehart, of this City. At a meeting of 7,000 Durham miners, Mr J. Wilson, M.F. for Durham, said be would die in the gutter sooner than submit to the cruelty involved In a resolution to take steps to suspend the entire industries of Great Britain. The ' Economist ’ is hostile to Canada’s offer of a preferential tariff, considering it impossible that England should agree for the sake of seven millions’ worth of imports, not to speak of the risk of reprisals. Australian statistics prove that the trade with those colonies is almost wholly British. It considers ‘ The Timcs’s ’ comments on the proposal hasty. The ‘Statist’ violently attacks * The Times’s ’ articles on the subject. Ten thousand Russian Poles arrived in England last year. The French Press accuse Captain Lugard of hostility to Catholics in Uganda, and assert that he is keeping priests and nuns prisoners, Conflicting reports continue to be received from Venezuela. The first annexationist candidate for the Ontario Legislative Assembly obtained only 166 votes against 0,000 obtained by tho Loyalist candidates. The Auckland Schools’ Committee decline to participate in the inquiry by the Board into a charge against Mr Harrison, beadmaster of the Beresford street School, because they were not consulted in the first instance. The Hon. H. C. Butler, a son of the Earl of Lanesborougb, intends to settle in the Wanganui district. Mr Cnthberfs fee for reporting on the sanitary state of Government House was fifty guineas. Dr White, a lady who obtained high honors at the University, having announced her intention of becoming a candidate for one of the positions of resident medical officer at the Melbourne Hospital, a motion was proposed which, if carried, would have the effect of preventing any lady, whatever her medical qualifications, becoming a candidate for admission to the institution. Only fonr out of fonrteen members of the Committee favored the motion, which was lost. The governing body of the Canterbury Museum, by 13 to 5, have endorsed the finding of their Special Committee and terminated the engagement of Curator Forbes, who received a yearn salary in lien of notice. Lord E. Churchill, in the course of a speech in London, said that the legislative power once in the hands of labor representatives would place them in command of the manufacturing power of the conntry. The ideal condition of affairs vonld be that the labor interest should control the conditions of toil. He considered that tariff reforms, extending the area of barter with the colonies and friendly States, would be welcomed by the world. The Tory party were able to help labor to overcome the prejudices of property, the resources of capital and the forces of society and journalism meanwhile upholding the Constitution. The many friends of Mrs Eichardt, of Queenstown, will hear with regret that her accident on Friday had a fatal termination. The * Brace Herald ’ says that the “ block vote” in the Rruce electorate is estimated at ?60,

We are glad to hear that atepe are being taken to provide a swimming bath at a convenient ipot on the harbor aide. Mr Soobie Mackenzie will speak to-night at Mr AUen’a meeting at Kaitangata, and it ia likely that Mr T. Mackenzie may also take the platform at the same place.