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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 59, 19 March 1880, Page 2

Held Over— 3tr tfetou'a letter was received too late for publication in this issue. Photography. — We direct attention to Mr Kirk wood's advertisements, which will be found in another column. Auction Sale. — We direct attention to the sale by Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co., of property in the estate of 1?. K. Crowther, a bankrupt. In addition to several valuable sections of land in different parts of the district, the auctioneer will also submit seven snares in the Sandon Flour Mill Co., and two shares of the first series in the fttanawatu Building Society, and some houses and furniture, &c, &c. The above should prove an excellent opportunity for persons desiring to speculat9 in any of the above lines. For further particulars we refer intending buyers to the advertisement which appears in another column. The sale will take ol »cc to-morrow, at 2 p.m., at the sale rooms of the auctioneers. Peppee. — Benjamin Pepper, it "will be remembered, was tried for perjury at the Palmerston District Court at last sitting, and found g'lilty, but was not snntenoe^, owing to a technical objection having been taken by his counsel. This point was referred to the Judges of the Supreme Court ; for their decision, and they decided against Pepper, who was sentenced by Judge Hardcastle, at the sitting of the Court last ' Monday, to one year's imprisonment with hard labour. Otaki Rate.— An adjourned mefcting of ; the Otaki Highways Board will be held at ' the Boardroom, Otaki, to-morrow (Saturday), to strike a rate for the ensaiag year. Oriextac- Exhibition'. — Messrs Kaurt \ and AH announce in our advertising 'olumns I that (heir exhibition of Oriental curiosities . is on view at the Foxton Public Hull. The charge for admission is one shilling. l. St. Patrick's Day. — The aunivevary of • Ireland's patron saint past off vary cj uietly l on Wednesday last. There was no excite* i ment, most of the townsfolk havias* either gone into the country or determined on " lounging" out the day. Id tlie after noon a cricket match was played on the . mill paddock — the boys of the town versus ' the boys of the school.to which a few went, 1 but otherwise everything was quiet as a ' Sunday. Some of Ireland's sons, as in duty bound, drank themselves jolly i*i honor of the occasion. The shamrock was sported by a number of Irishmen, and one enthusiastic Emerald Islander insisted on decorating everybody with cJover, as the nearest substitute for the shamrock. We even saw him sticking a piece into the i>'Z of the Turk who accompanies the Oriental Exhibition! Fancy, a \lahometan wearing the shamrock in honor of St. Patrick! ' Rtoppixg The Coach. — Considerable ' talk was caused in Foxton yesterday morn--1 ins by a rumour that the Maoris had stopped the coach. Enquiry show d that the rumour was true. Many of the townspeople were not surprised at the action taken by the Maoris, sis such a thing had been threatened for some time. It appears that the coach started at the usual time from Foxton, but on reaching the road running throngh Ihakara's kainga a set of panels were found to havo been erected across the road near the Maori Church. These were up, and the whole of the natives — men, women, and children— were assembled to watch tho proceertiugs Upon the coiich arriving Pugsley (the driver) was told firmly but quietly that five shillings must be paid before the couch could be allowed to pas*. Accepting the inevitable, Pugsley sat himself down to wait and see what would occur, meantime chafftng them considerably, ami assuring that if In*, chose '• it would be at their peril if they stopped her Majesty's mail !" Shortly afterwards four or five of the party who went to attend the cricket mntch at Ot»ki appeared on the scene, having started from Otaki at about 4 a.m. I'.y this party Pugs ley sent in word to Constable M'Auulty, who at once went to tho "front." There matters were soon arranged, nnd the coach proceeded on its way, the toll having been paid. During yesterday tho tolls charged were — Horsemen, Is; foot passengers, 6d. To this the natives make no exception, even assuring the oonstable that if he ware to walk through ho would have to pay. Hops. — The Evening Post is informed that a gentleman who has resided for some time in Nelson intends to start a hop garden in tbe neighbourhood of Foxton.