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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6872, 9 March 1883, Page 3

Japan is keeping fully abreast of Western nations in the introduction of new inventions. One of the latest signs of this is the extensive me of the electric light in several of the Government establishments of Yokohama. A singular sentence was passed upon a convicted criminal in Harden in November. It was proved that be had killed three men, burned several dwellings and committed all sorts of wanton, malicious acts in destroying trees and other property. The sentence was beheading, fifteen years’ imprisonment and lost of all his rights as a citizen. A mine-owner loifc hit life in England a short time ago under the following jwcaliar ciroumitaßces:—The manner of getting up and down in most of the mines in Gnat Britain are the most primitive, namely, a bucket attached to a chain and a common winch. The pit-chain at this mine hod been in use for a number of yews, and been frequently repaired. Complaints as to its condition had been made six months ago, and the Deputy Government Insneotor had pronounced it unfit for use. The chain got so bod that it became necessary to examine It svery six hoars and renew broken or warn mt links, and on the night before the todlent the proprietor himself put in some new inks. On the following morning while doteonding the pit the chain broke ami the man fell to toe bottom of the mine, being killed Mtoatiy’