NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 324, 23 December 1889, Page 2

NEW ZE ALAND.

Dcnedin, December 21. The Mararoa, due here on Tuesday, has 270 passengers,' and the Tarawera, which left Sydney, has 220, mostly excursionists. This gives an aggregate of 2000 tourists during December. At the sales of sugars ex Thurso, the bidding showed an advance of 15s to 20s per ton, after which a great portion of the cargo was withdrawn on higher prices, and consequently 150 tons were placed in one time. As an outcome of the reoonl dispute at the hospital, the mauagement trustees have removed Dra Oolquhoun and Roberts from tho medioal staff, Chribtohdboh, Deoember 21. Seven societies have adopted the rules of the Trades and Labour Federation. The Council is established, and eight Societies are affiliated, representing about 2,000 members. Charles Leslie Fleming was committed for trial for forgery to-day. He was oommitted for a similar offence yesterday at Ashburton. The fundß collected on behalf of the popular sports and Friendly Societies demonstration on anniversary day amounts to over £900. The second series of wool sales opened this afternoon, when abbot 900 bales were offered. There was good demand for superior wool, bat not bo muoh for inferior sorts. The prices obtained in most easea were equal to last series. Crossbred wools realised 9dto 10 Jd ; half bred 9d to Is Id ; merino B£a\ to 9£d ; loots .2£d to 4Jd ; pieces Sd to 63, Gaptain Norman, of the barque .XHago, whioh recently put in disabled, was today presented with a testimonial signed by 60 leading residents ©J Lyttelton, 'expressing their appreciation of the skilful . seamanship shown by him during the trying time the vessel passed through. .;.-•; Whwilnchon, Deoember 23. The Zealandia, with the Englieh maUpl

November 80tb, left SanFrannißropaib^Bni© ber 14, The Alameda, with the colonial mails of Deoember 2nd; arrived at Ba£rFr»n.feS Cisco DecembM 21, both time table dateß;.'There will ba two eteamers/ -frpm] Melbourne next week, the Tekapo and Boto* 1 mahana and one from Sydney, the ss Waihora. ' : It is expected that these boats will hava v upwards of 600 passengers between them, which will give an aggregate of 2000 tourists from Melbourne during the month ' of December. According to (he present arrangemente the Uuion Company will have fifteen departures for the colony from Melbourne and Sydney during the month of January. . Inyeeoabgilil., December 93. At a meeiing of railway employees on ' Saturday a branch of the amalgamated Rail, way Servants Union was formed, 253 mean bers being enrolled, Mr J. Hiokeon, B.M. at tbe Lakes, has been suffering from weak eyes, and is how quite blind, At a conference between the' master bakers and the trades and labor union the clauses o an agreement dealing with the length, of hours, payment for overtime, and holidays, and 88 to the number of apprentices were adapted. The other olauses were referred to a oom« mittee. Dunbdis, December 23. In the orioket match against Auckland Otago will be represented by O, Beck, Bell, Butlin, Downes, Harper (Captain), Haßkell,' Fox, Parker, Stephenson, Johnston, and Williams. Johnston, Stephenson, and But* lin will play for the provinoe for the first time. (