NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1749, 15 May 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Pross Association.)

Nolaon, Inst nic;ht. An old man narnod William Hounaell, wlio cut his throat with a brokon scythe a few days ago, died to-day. The doctor having given a certificate that death w 7 as duo to old age, it ia uncertain yet whothor an inquest will be hold.

DunodiD, last night. Walter Stovons, winchman on the Alpine No. 2 dredge, was drowned this morning.

Agnes lJawson, of Roslyn, gained 139 marks for pianoforte playing at the Royal Acadomy examination —the highest marks by any candidate at the 1905 examinations in New Zealand for any subject.

Invercargill, lost riight. Grain traffic on Southland railways is extremely light, owing to the backward season this year. Only 37,270 sacks wore carriod, as against 131,376 to the same dato last year. A large amount of the crop is still uncut, and much is ruined owing to the continuous rain. For superior samples of oats 2s 2d per bushel on trucks was given on Saturday.

Auckland, fast night. Annie Howloy, a married woman, residing at New North road, is in the hospital suffering from the effect of having swallowod a largo doso of neuralgia mixture, which would have proved fatal but for timely medical attentions.

As a sequel to a fire in Wost street, Newton, two men named James Crowther and William Walker have been arrested on a charge of wilfully setting fire to the promises. Walker is the husband of tho owner of the house. Xt transpired at the coronet*s inquiry that there was ovidence of oil having beon spilled on the premises previous to the fire, but Walker stated this was paint oil which fell when tho shelf was burnod, The Coroner’s jury returned an open verdict.

Dannevirko, last night. Tho census returns for tho borongh of Danuevirke give the population as 3131, made up of 1801 males and 1633 females. This shows an increase of 1119 on the last census.