INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13701, 3 June 1915, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

' (Per Press Associ'atiua.i . x AUCKLAND, this day. Mr Mas3ey aiinonncos that free railway passes will be. granted to the Trentham football team to play Auckland on 3?.twi v day in -aid of the killed and WGHTuied fund. - , . .■; ' .-. >;■ -HASTINGS, this day. At' the formal opening of the new factory of the Hastings "Fruit Panning Comprmy last night Dr.. McNab' remarked upon the difficulties; of "Parliamentary work at, a time, like the present when the'^ whole attention of the Governments of the various States of the Empire had to ba concentrated,, ou matters connected with war. Whatever leader was. found ultimately to have a {majority, 4iow,ev%r small, then* was no fear of another gen> uriil election m New until peace was docarcd. ■ . : ■ ' DUNEDIN, -this day. Two Chinese 'belonging to the steamer Berwieksham were : each fined £20 at tho Police Court this morning , on a charge oi being m possession' of opium m a form mutable for smoking. INVERCABGDLL,; this day. Louis Fosbender, a. farmer, was convicted of the manslaughter of William •Jackson, and was sentenced . to seven years' hard labor. Mr Justice,' Sims remarked that the crime was punishable, by imprisonment for life and there were no extenuating circumstances. ~ Counsel stated that the prisoner had paid £1000 compensation , and £75 costs to Jack: son's widow. . „