THE DEADLOCK IN QUEENSLAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2147, 17 November 1885, Page 2

THE DEADLOCK IN QUEENSLAND.

# *— The cable message referring to the deadlock in Queensland which ve publish elsewhere, confirms the opinion which we expressed two or three days ago, thai the Upper Chamber had rejected the Appropriation Bill in yblo, and not merely the item referring to tho payment of members. An important constitutional question appears, however,. to be raised, it being understood that the question whether the Legislative Council has the power to reject a money Bill will be 1 referred to. Her Majesty's Privy Council, The decision will be of importance in ; New Zealand as well as in Queensland.

James Check hi Masterton, bricklayer, has filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. Tenders are invited by MrG. Fannin, architect, for the ereotion of a stable in Bannister-street. Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their sale of exhibits on the show day, a weight carrying hack, ladies hack, and a hunter. Messrs Lowes & lorns announce an extensive sale of superior furniture and household effects for Saturday next. Particulars will be found in their auction column. • - The Colorado Minstrels, who .have received very flattering notices in other parts of tho colony, are announced to appear at the Theatre Royai to-morrow. The sale of privileges in connection with the Carterton-Taratahi races on Saturday last was Hot very successful. The only things sold were the horse yards £1 Is, and the cards £4. The gate was passed in at £39, and the publicans' and other booths were also passed in. The first news of fighting in the Burmese war is reported in our cable news. An English launch attacked a man of war on the Irrawaddi and captured her, The hair brained King of Burmah will, no doubt, ere long find ample cause to regret the hasty action which has led to the expedition against Mm'. ' Four candidates have been nominated for the Mayoralty of Wellington, namely Messrs T. McKonzie, J, Dransfield, A. W. Brown and S. Brown. With such a number in the field, votes are bound to be very uncertain, but the probabilities are that when the poll has been taken the names will be found very much in the order in which we have given them above. .Reports of the state of the country between Maßterton .and the East Coast are not encouraging, Travellers inform us that the country from the Taueru to within a few miles of the coast looks exceedingly dry, and that the supply of grass is also rather short. Along the coast the country looks nice having had the benefit of easterly rains. Yery welcome showers are falling throughout the Valley to-day, andfarmers should be delighted. The wind is blowing freshly from the north west, and the rain that is falling is only just the fag end from the torrents that are pouring down in the Tararna Ranges. Enough is, however, falling in the district, to muke a very material difference to the appearance of the crops, Messrs Lowes &lornssell the privileges in connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show tomorrow at2.o'clock. The items consist of two publicans' booths, fruit, and fancy goods stalls. A large number of entries have been received, and every arrangement is being made by the committees of the Association, so that the gathering is likely to be the largest ever held in the Wairarapa,

Mrs Scott commenced her mission in Carterton on Sunday. She conducted service at Belvidere in the afternoon, and at the Wesleyan Church in the evening, to. very fair congregations. A t the prayer meeting after service a goodly number went forward to the penitent form, Mrs Scott continues to hold services every night through this week at the Carterton Wesleyan Church, The Maori Vocabulary recently published by Messrs Lyon and Blair, of Wellington, appears to supply a want with the public, and if all the stationers find such a ready sale for it as Mr Price has dono in Masterfcon, it will be necessary to publish a second edition almost immediately, The little volume is certainly a very useful one, and should be in the hands of everyone who is not a Maori linguist and yofc has dealings with the •Natives. Mr T. E. Price has- just made ari addition to his stationers' shop in Queenstreet which enables him to show a large quantity of extra stock. The main shop has been carried back a distance of about eight feet, and tho whole has been restocked with the opportune arrival of a large quantity of new and seasonable literature and fancy goods. The place is well worthy of a visit of inspection just now. The Timaru Acme Barbed Wire Company have an advertisement in another column. Messrs Lowes & lorns have been appointed agents for Masterton. The Company's exhibit will be a feature of the Masterton Agricultural Association's show, when barbed wire, barbs, straining gear, and barbing tools will be on view, and in charge of an expert, who will instruct the public in tho use of the same, Yet another addition has been made to the programme of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society. A special prize of £2 is offered by Mr D. Carman for a shearing match, and tho Association supplements this by a second prize of £l, Provided the weather is fine enough to get it off at all, a shearing match is always an important feature in a gathering of this kind, and the addition to the programme is therefore a veiy appropriate one, The following cases were heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court before Mr Stratford, R.M., this morning:—Whifctem and Smith v Kaiwana Wi Tinitara—£l 3s 6d. Judgment for plaintif, with 6s costs. Same v W. Brown—Judgment summons, £9l9s sd. ■ Ordered to pay 16s per month, or in default 10 days' imprisonment. SamevMatene Te Ore—Judgment summons, £3 10s 6d. _ Ordered to pay on the Ist December, or in default six days' imprisonment. The.Phcenix Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held an open meeting at their lodge room last night. Tea was provided, and between thirty and forty persons sat down to enjoy the good things provided, and after full justice had been done to them, the remainder of the evening was taken up with songs, recitations and appropriate speeches, and a 'very enjoyable evening was spent. Bro, Carpenter, W.C.T, presided during the evening, and a good many visitors from other Lodges were present. Two new members were proposed. It was resolved to hold an open meeting regularly once a month. The Juvenile Temple is to be opened on Friday next, when some thirty of Mr Cornelius Dixon's temperance baud will join the new Lodge, Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, i-c,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver," This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions, Sold by all Patent' Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt, In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of Dunedin. The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by MrThorbu'rn, the clothier, of Willis-street, Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seloc them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the veiy besi description. Price list on application to R. W. Honn (late Henii & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, Welineton,—Advt ~

A new advertisement from the Golden Rule Bazaar, Wellington, appears in another column. A cricket match is to be played:at Dry River next Saturday, between teams representing that station and Pihautea, A good, deal of interest is taken in the match, which is expected to be a very close one. The local portion of the San Francisco mail arrived with.unusual despatch, being delivered yesterday afternoon. It will be remembered that the steamer arrived at Auckland on Saturday morning. The Rotorua brought down the mail, arriving in Wellington on Sunday, and the postal authorities.were thus enabled to inakeone of the smartest distributions on record.