New Zealand

Southland Times, Issue 19115, 4 August 1903, Page 2

New Zealand

l'er United Pross Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. ;<. Consul-General Dillinghain states that New Zealand will be represented at 'He St. Louis Exposition in 1904. the Executive h ft vlng accepted an otter of the Exposition management of free space ii the colony will provide commissioners and exhibit. WELLINGTON", Aug. .i. "Mr A. It. Thomson, clerk of the Sinsiatrute'.i Court, Wellington, has been appointed Stipendiary Magistrate at Palmerslon North. The bust in Currat'a marble of the Into Sir John McKenzie was unveiled in the main lobby of the House of Representatives by the Premier this afternoon/ Speeches eulogising the deceased were delivered by Mr Seddon, Sir Joseph Ward. Sir W. J. Steward, and Mr T. Mackenzie, M.H.Jt. WANGANCI, Aug. 3. At a public meeting to-night a resolution" against the proposed Saturday halfholiday was passed. OIIIUSTCHUnCH, Aug. 3. George ])f Lenz died in the Northern train on his way to the hospital this afternoon. He cut his luwid with a piece of manuka at Aniuri ami blood-poison-inp sot-, in. A fisherman has boon stout to Chatham Island with two tons of ice. file will bring back, fish in order to give a trial to a scheme for supplying Chatham island fish to Christchurchi Zither and Rowlock 1 were scratched for all engagements in the Graaid National Meeting to-day. ■" GREYMOrTH. Aug. 3. This morning l.>, fticKondry, aged 28, was prising out a stone about Cft from the bottom of a face in Cobden quarry. The stone gave way moru easily than he expected, and carried him along for a few feet. Then ho slipped, and his foot was caught between two rock£, severing half of the foot. In falling, he sustained internal injuries, and died a few minutes after admission to the hospital. WESTPORT, Aug. 3. John W. Scully was brought before the Police Court this morning, charged with performing an illegal operation, and was remanded to Wednesday. Bail was refused. An inquest on the prematurely-born child of Amelia Edge, in connection with which J. W. Scully is under arrest, was held at Waimangaroa, to-day The evidence given by Dr M. McKen/sic was that the foetus was that of a child at the end of tho fifth or in the iirst of the sixth month. The foetus had never breathed, and there were no murks of violence externally. The birth might have been caused by an extra exertion, chill, excitement, or other cause. The mother not being well enough to yiv«j evitieuce, thc> inquest w^s adjourned. ASH BURTON, Aug. 3. During church hours four houses were feloniously entered and small sums of money taken from three. From the other a gold chain, watches a»d jewellery of the value of £'35 were taken. DUNKDIN, Aug. 3. At the University Council to-day tho committee reported, ou tho subject of a dental school, that the University authorities were willing to facilitate the movement «s far as opening classes to dental students was concerned, but the \ carrying out of tho scheme was Unpossi- | ble unless the Hospital Trustees granted | the use of a room and opened an outpatient department for the teaching of practical dental surgery. There were no funds available for building a dental institute. In the divorce case, Mary Munro v. James Jackson Munro. of Outrani. farmer, a rule nisi was granted by his Honour the Chief Justice.