The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays STURDAY, APRIL 8, 1816.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 2, 8 April 1876, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays STURDAY, APRIL 8, 1816.

Mr W. Dak- will hold a sale of iimb.q. alongside the Butca whari, this day, at 12 o’clock. Mr W, Coworn will hold his usual monthly sale of slock at Kal.aramoa, on Thursday next, loth April. The agent of tine p.s. Tongariro hrs i ece'ived a telegram slat lug that she is laid tin. She need not iherefoie he expected here for some time. Tiio s.s, Kgmont will leave Wangann 1 this evening for Batca and will arrive here to-morrow morning-. It is the intention of the Catholics of Unworn to luw« a tea meeting and musical entertainment-on Easter Monday, in the llawera Blockhouse. Wo refer our readers to an advertisement in another column for further particulars. A special meeting of t.ie Ow.-lyle Town Board will bo held on Monday next, when the reserves, wo unde-stand, will be dealt with. The Church of England bazaar was ommed yesterday afternoon in the Town flail. A largo number of people- attcndM, and a very fair amount of money was taken. The stalls were tastefn! ! y dc.r-oral.cd_ ami rellectod credit on those entrusted with that duty. Owing to the lengthy r port of Hie .Resident Magistrate's we are unable to give a full report in this issue, but will do so in our next. The bazaar will be re-opened again to-day at 1,. o’clock.

An accident, fortunately unattended with any' serious m-nlts, happen oil yesterday, at (he Manuiahi gorge. Mrs attended by a hoy, was miring m, when the horse, by wo no unexplained .nea;iH, became restive, j’bbed just at the culvert’ anil backed right over into (ho s.ivaup Mrs O’ttnlUvan was fastened for sn.no lime. through the cat falling mi he; lower limbs, but fortunately was able to extricate herself without serious injury. In the meantime, (be unhappy litUo boy, a recent German importation, was imprisoned under the cart, which .v;w, with the horse, turned upside down. Atter M s 0 Sullivan released herself, she went to obtain assistance for the capsized eat and the little prisoner, and, after some some time fortunately met with Mr Foreman, Mr Coweru and others who at once rendered all assistance, in their power, released the boy, and set the trap and horse on their legs- again. Happily no serious damage was done, but a much more narrow escape from' a fatal accident Ims rarely boon recorded!

Under the heading “ What a hawk did,’ the. San Francisco Post says : —A Short time ago a hawk swooped down upon a canary bird hanging in a cage from a window of a resident in fal furnia-stvect The hawk seized the cage and sailed a!of( with it to the height of 70 or 80 feet. He then Jet go, and tiio cage descended and struck a passing Chinaman on the. shoulder, bruising him badly. The e.inary died from the injuries sustained, and the cage was badly broken.