INTERPROVINCIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2313, 24 December 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

[Pbr Press Association]

Auckland, Deoember 23, At a speolal meeting of the Aaokland Tradea and Labor Oounoil a Journeyman Bakera' Aaaoolation waa formed. One speaker complained of the long houra Imposed on the journeymen bakere, and stated that be bad to work eighty houn per week himself. Others apoke to a similar eflfeot Wellington, Daoemba* 23. Deteotivea aeaert that the *town is overrun with the llght-fiagered gentry, who av«H themselves cf the oheap fgreß to j travel op and down the oo»at. Te-night an instance Is related of a touilst who waa eased of twenty-five aoyerelgna by a ooupie ofißplelewi whose acqoalntanoe he made on board ship. Ohbistohuboh, Deoember 23 A baby abow on an extensive aoale waa opened m the Palaoe Rink thla afternoon. Ovdr 150 babies wereehowu, ino'udiog aeven paira of twins. A pnza of £20 Is offored foe the oharcplon baby, to be awarded by the voteß of ;he vaitorß. The [prlzi will be awarded on ThuraJay, 1200 bales of wool mostly damage J have been dlsobargedfrom lha Boltana. Several were t^ill on fire j A msn named Ernest Allison, while I loading a dray In West Oxford bush, on ; Saturday, waa knocked down by the horse, The wheel paeaed over bis body, Inflicting Injuries of whloh he died yesterday, The firm of Packet and Tribe haa refused to agree to the log prepared by the Tailors Union. A deputation la to wait on them to-morrow, 1 INVBROARGILL. Deoember 23 At a conference between ths Master bake a and the Trades and L>bor Union tho onuses of an agreement denllng v?hh of houra, payment for orortlme|an«i holiday?, and as to the number of apprentices, were adopted. Other olauaoa were roferrod to a oommUtee.