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Southland Times, Issue 19133, 25 August 1903, Page 3

iui' r 'Pef United Press Association. - . y y' r y'^p-r':^/iVOK^ "- The mail .'steamer •"Ventura is dotaJned ini stream for fumigation owing to small-, pox-iat San Francisco and plague at Honolulu being reported.. The, southern mails were sent to Onehunga, but the Takapuua-.will ~ probably hot* get away, till daylight. ■:,. ''", ■ ' •■ : . 5. ; ? WEIA^GTON, Aug. 24. Examinations of marine", engineens un--der the Shipping and' Seamen s Acts and "of land amd stationary engiriedrivers under the [Inspection of Machinery Act, 1902, were held eJt the beginning oi the month throughout the colony, when 237 candidates .presented themselves for ex T amination/ • anct» the following ; numbers passed 7— Auckland . 2ft, yWellington ;,57, Blenieim il, Nelson 21, Christchurch 29; Timaru 7, Dunedin 84, Ijavercargdl 22— total 207. These gomprised— Marine engineers: 2 firstf-cl§tes, : -16 third class, 8 j-iver engineers; 1 marine engmedri---cr ; powered vessels,, driven by other ihan steam : 1 first class'arid 1 second class -, land and stationary engines : extra first class 3, first class 34, second class 91, traction 47, winding a. NAPIER, »ug. 24., ■■'-- James Koorey, a fancy ■ goods dealer, h*aa been committed- f on trial lor a crim--inal assault on a girl; under 14 years of agei H& inade, .an-'. assignation, with : ,lhe. Amf^ wib ? inf drifted -JLhe ' police; 1 .: vilo v wiV*" nessed the act a^'teaptured; Xporejv . v*"i „ ;/j , : -tfELSON, Aug. 24. .-. . . Ar-vouiosrl^uan: named .Charles Erater was -bustfeUing &t ;^nlcaka^lvsft ; lhe butt of "pe tree slipped "pa-the stump and destroyed bis left : foot" His nfates rendered' first aid aiid then carried Jbini to the port; "He is now. in \Nelsonhospital. -'-■ .'- : ---'- . .-."-• '..'• ■■ :■/■-: - A big boat, partly filled with water and with three. 'rowlocks in position . butno oars has been picked up oil (Jroixelles. It belonged to a half-caste named Mor-; gah, and it is feared that an accident naß -occurred.-. . -, . r _.-> Y v-- ■-•-?••-- -r :: [ J ;>t WAIMATE;^ Aug./ 24;- ---■■' £eter Morven;'- was 'kiiH r "■. 'ed as he was driving home on Saturday evening, by being thrown froim bis trap. Hte had been resident here ior about 40 -' years*-'. -'-=.'-' - :r^'-'.'":- --■"" Yesterday-- evening, the- Ministers' Association submitted to their congregations a resolutibh; i-d: favour of Bible-reading in the "publifr schools,- and . theses were- ctt-rried almost ; unanimously; Two visitors at of the<«hurche?.^tppd the -The dispute between the Association andUhe "City "Council in regard | ?c™usS:, the: : abattoir^ is .timbenig •maintained; ; A Jorge maionty of the Mir-cK-^e^holdibg^fflobi -fr6m:the-instrtu-; tion. a» the freezing companies, are > not coining in withrtbem. -The^companies abattoirs uidess they choose to do : so, and they ar a kilUrigior butchers at tlteir ?The Council .is^gning ■j mtak^^ire^msis to- seeaf "d>^<»nfpv. '-'- 'cbffipel^he companies : to - use -its/iipav^ v{dir^- kiilinff ; fpr^ local v cppi^niP-; -Tlie^Bii^ :Coiinciikis considering fd^; fer froin the Oantoibury, B-all Co- to buy. lhe Sculturatand -^d^triai; Hall, for £27,500. -L; .-.:■.. v ■ . :-;■ Janet ITarwood.^ JBA^^^axs,^Xitti tea to tho hospital Ir-otar Twaroa- -eeods,; suffering from burns -tffttlSed. ■- by her. clothes catching fire; torday. .-_ r