It will be interesting to the majority of our leaders to know that extensive altera tions have taken place in Ease Newton of late. Upper Pitt-street, from Kararigah'apo Koad to Newton Road, once so objection able to pedestrians, has now undergone a thorough reformation. The gully, where the old culvert was, has been raised to a considerable height, and there is now a good main thoroughfare, which will in the future undoubtedly prove one of tho princi pal arteries from and to tho city: The Karangahapo Highway Board having deter mined not to be behind other suburban Highway Boards in improving their roads, etc., have spent upwards of £GOO with the object of grading the various streets in con nection with the road before-mentioned, and it is satisfactory to learn that the scheme having been initiated by them has, mci .nth the entire approval of all property holders'in that district. The'rpsult of all these rcquißite, alterations is that extensive building operations are now in progress, and although a place ot worship hhs recently been; erected, in the vicinity, an allotment ot ground has been secured with the object of adding another to the ex isting number, while the Education Board has added to the improvements by erectingl a handsomo girls' school for: the locality. In addition to all these there is now a block of buildings', consisting of a large shop, ; store, and. several houses, belonging to Mr Sims, situated near tjie ■King's Arms Hotel. This recent additipn has filled up a gap which previously ex posed to view all the lower parts of New ton, and will .no doubt prove,an. ornament to the street, aud at the same time supply a want' long felt there, 'viz., a' first-class store, which should be able to meet tho wants of the neighbourhood,

' The following acconnt of a rjugilistio encounter between Maynard, formerly ot Auckland, and a Californian boner appears in, a San Francisco puper.—The battle royal of the P. R. at Harry Maynard's last night, between Gwen Judge and Dennis Haggerty with six ounce gloves, for middle weight championship of the Pacific coast, 50 dols. in coin -and a, silver gilfc cup, was disap pointing to the lovers of the " noble sport." Judge entered the ring in fine form, massive lump of maacular manhood anc in good training. 