INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10691, 15 May 1906, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association. WANGANUI, this day. Mr J.' T. Hogau, M.H.R., in. a telegram to tho Herald re the terrible state, of tho back-blocks roads and the sufferings of settlers in consequence, says: "I he roads are 6eas of mud, and the settlers are haying an awful lime. The Ohakunc mails have to be taken in by pack-horses for the first tiino in ten years." HASTINGS, this day. The census returns. give the population of Hastings as 4602, an increase of 952. WELLINGTON, this day. At the Supreme Court this morning Thomas Henry Goodger was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to two and a half years. The Chief Justice said he did not think the prisoner iutended to kill Prestidge, who lie stabbed with a pocket knife in a street quarrel, and spoke strongly against the drinking habit Francis Gordon Waddoll was found guilty of assault on S. Gilmer, and sentenced to eighteen ' mouths' imprisonment. WESTPpRT, this day. Edwin and Cecil Herring (aged 15 and 9), tlie brothers of Lily Herring, killed by a gunshot on Saturday, wero found last night. They 6tate they .were not in the house when the gun went off.' .They were in tho garden, and heard the shot and weut inside. They found their-sis-ter lying dead. ' They became frightened, and ran away into the bush. It would now appear the girl was engaged in household duties, and accidentally knocked the guii down, and it exploded, killing her. Westport borough population is 3645. as compared with 2922 when the last census was - taken. There are 1734 females and 1911 males. DUNEDIN, this day. The inquest Mas resumed to-day on Archibald McKay, who, Avith a follow worker named Anderson, died from the effects of poisoning at the cement works. McKay's wife said lie told her lie had been mixing some acid in a cask, burning the zinc off wire netting, and had inhaled the fumes. Dr. Evans was of the opinion that death was duo to poison circulating in the blood! as the primary cause. (Special to Herald.) At a meeting of tho Otago centre of the New. Zealand Swimming Association itwas resolved tliat in the opinion of the meeting the fastest times made by New Zealanders should he taken as New Zealand records; that the times made by visiting -swimmers during their iirst sea. son's residence should not be recorded as New Zealand records. It was mentioned that climatic conditions rendered it practically hopeless for New Zealanders to cope wifu" Australians. Mr Justice Williams will in all probability represent 'Otago -University at the four hundredth anniversary of the Aberdeen University.