ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR MELBOURNE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7181, 4 June 1891, Page 4

ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR MELBOURNE.

A powerful syndicate ia arranging to light the city of Melbourne by electricity. The motive power will be water, and the capital of the Company will probably be .£200,000. POPULATION OF IRELAND. The Irish census returns bliow a decrease in the population of half a million in th» last decade. [The population in 1881 was 5,174,836. Since that time it ha 3 been steadily decrea3in". In 18Sti the estimated population was 4,889,498 ; and ' the present number will be about; 4,675,000.] MIGHTY LONDON. The London County Council has "been informed by its Chairman, Six John Lubbock, that it will soon be essential for the Council to expend the sum of twenty-five millions on necessary works iv the city. These include water supply, completion of the drainage system, and re-building London bridge. [The Council was elected in January, 1889, under the provisions of " The Local Government Act, 1888." The total Metropolitan debt outstanding on Dec, 31, 1889, ■was £29 061103; but deducting assets the net liability was .£1C,972,469. New money powers have to be conferred by special Act, tho powers of 1890 amounting to ,£2,881,500.] THE MARK MASONS. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was to-day installed Grand Master of the Mark Masons. THE BOOMERANG. SUEZ, Jcse 2. The Australian torpedo gunboat Boomerang has arrived here, en route to Australia. A NEW YORK FIRE. N SJW YOEK, JuHE 2. Immense cooperate works at Brooklyn have been destroyed by fire. The damage ia estimated at two million dollars*. THE HAYTIAN REVOLT. ' PO T-AUVPKINCE, June 2. The rebels who took part in the recent revolt to depose the President have been executed. STDNmY, June 3.