INTERPROVINCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2791, 3 June 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(UY I'KLKCIIAI'H— I'UESS ASSOCIATION). INVERCARGILL, Last Night. A hoy named Read, aged two years, was killed by an axe, with which his uncle was prising out a case for shipping, and which struck him on his forehead, and caused concussion of the brail). NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. The inquest in connection with the Recreation Ground murder was resumed this, morning. Mr Grey deposed to receiving instructions from the polico to see accused's father at Parihaka, and ask him if he sent his son a pair of boots, drawers and fifteen shillings. He went, but could not find anyone answering to the name accused gave him as his father. NAPIER, Last Night. It is enrrcnt'y reported that Mr G. A. Preece, Resident Magistrate, is to lie otic of the new Native Land Court Judges. It is also reported that the Napier bar represented to the Government the desirabilty of appointing a legal practitioner to the office of Resident Magistrate. WHANGAREf, Last Mght. Nino of the Auckland members invited by the Puhipuhi Railway League to inspect the country between Wangarci and Puhipuhi turned up by Friday's steamer. Much rain has fallen, and the roads and tracks are not in the best condition. It is unlikely that the Whangarei people will attend "the Kawakawa Railway League meeting, to be held to-morrow. Mr J. A Pond is down here investigating the iron ore deposits on behalf of the Onelmnga Iron Company. He teturus to Auckland to-day. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Eighty bullocks from Wanganui arrived at Aldington by train on Thursday. As soon as they were removed from the trucks two or three fell from exhaustion in the station yard, ami were a f terwards killed. The whole of the herd were apparently in a state of madness from thirst, and they rushed to a small pool near the station, and were with difficulty dislodged and driven oil'down the road. Coming to a drain near Crewe they crowded the approach to it, which was boggy, and several animals were either suffocated or were victims to tin: effect of the water greedily swallowad in their weak state' and they were unable to extricate themselves. As the journey from Wanganui to C'hristchuroh occupied forty-eight hours, it is evident the animals' 'must have sullcrcd severely if they had no water. One died on the voyage. Capt. Raldwin left for Wellington on Saturday uight. He is the sole proprietor of the New Zealand Times, which will be run on busiuess principles irrespective of party. TIMARU, Last Night. Mr Rhodes, member for Gladstone, spoke at Temuka last night. He opposed going on with the Otago Central Railway, and would postpone the North Island Trunk Railway, and use the funds iu the meantime for acquiring native lands. The proceeds of the sale, he said, should be restored to the railway fund. There must be some alteration, he said, iu the railway policy.