NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 196, 20 August 1890, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

Wellington, August 10. The Rugby Union this evening decided to suspend 11. Eoberts and I. X, Molntyro for the remainder of the season. The suspension is in connection with a charge brought against them last season, but it comes rather late ii.H both players have given up playing. Archdeacon 3 took and Mrs Stock leave England for Wo'lington in October. Letters by last mail state that they are in the beat of health. Owinp; to the unsettled ctate o£ tilings at the Brunner mines tho electric machinery fo»* pumping which was rocenMy imported will nob be aont down for (ha present. The Premier has declined to aecodo to the request of the West Oou3b rumors' delegates that the House be asked to Buspond royalties on coal, pending the report of the Commission. The Premier wished Mie men to resume work on the Company^ terms pending the report, but the delogatoa would not accept this. The delegates interviewed the representative of tho Gorapany,, offering to subrnii the wages tjuostion to arbitration on the basis of mtes mlicg at other coal minea on the West OoasS, but this waa declined. Tho political platform of the Knights of Labour and federated Trades coinprissa the i-opoal of the Property Tax, and to aubstitnte therefore a Land tax, and the reduction of the Customs duties on the necessaries of like. It is stated here that the Maritime Council has decided too -11 oat iho bookbinders em ployed by Whiloombe and Tombs. A fire broke out at eight o'clock this even ing in Mr C. Smith's drapery shop, situated in Cuba street. Tho flames were quickly ] subdued, but the stock was considerably damaged by water, lhe fire originated in the back portion of the building, but nothingis known as to the cause. The stock was insured for £8,775, and the building, which is owned by Mr Smith, fcr £1,050, The building was not much damaged. August 20, Tho engine driver on the Wellington-Mana-watu railway who was suspended in oonneotion with the reaent collision on the line has been reduced to (be icauls of Uceman,

! OHBisTGHoncn August 19. Considerable excitement a /id tumi foment WfiS caused in Ly Melton by the boycotting of i certain firm's botr. beoauae onn of the aharfiho'dera in the brewery also held s'-.aros iv the Whi'oomiiQ ard Tombs Oompanv. The consumption of this bear fell off sa much that one publican's Saturday takings are aaid to have -fallen from £16 to £3. Three publicans, accomp loiod by a prominent member of the labour; paety, wnited oi 'h« manager o£ the brewery, who oxplani:! tlno the genUcmin whoso name. npp°are.d nmong the shareholders of Whilcombo ".nd Tombs hold but a very few shares iv tho brewery; that the Brewery Company was not in sympnthy with Whitcombe and Tombs, nor had they given them any of their printing-, which had been ''one in an Union establishment, and which would continue to get their work. The labour party were satisfied with the explanation, and removed the boycott. Invehoaugill, August 20. Mr Rawson gave judgment in the ictur.. esque Athe case, a claim for £7. His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff on the ground that there had been no acceptance of delivery and that the time had not elapsed when payments wore due for more than fourteen parts for which the defendant had already paid. His Worship said there had been not only an unequivocal to accept but damage had been done to the books for which defendant might be liable, and he held that under the agreement payment could not be enacted in a lump sum but at the rate of five shillings n, month. He held that the Frintera r.nd Newspapers Registration Acb was not applicable to work published outside the colony, and overruled the objection that the imprint was insufficient, on tho ground that there had been a substantial compliance with the statute. Leave to appeal was granted. The Court was crowded and the discussion applauded. New Pi/sanuxH, August 20. List night a reception was given to the patty brought out by Mr Courtney from England. Tha Mayor presided and welcomed tb.3 new arrivals to Taranaki. Oae of the immigrants on behalf of the others in reply~ ing said that thr-y were very well satisfied with what they had already seen of the place.