The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1881. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 368, 31 March 1881, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1881. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* Tenders.— The Temuka Road Board invite tenders for a number of works, particulars in reference to which will be found in our advertising columns.

Auction Sale. —Mr E. F. Gray will hold his regular fortnightly auction of live and dead stock, miscellaneous goods, etc., at noon to-dsy*.. Candahar. —In the House of Commons, on Friday last, a motion in favor of, the retention of the British forces in Candahar was again under discussion, and was finally rejected by a majority of 120. A Golden Hoax’— The “ own correspondent” at Waimate, to the Lyttelton Times states that the report respecting the. find of a payable reef of gold at Wnihao has turned to be incorrect ; the specimens were brought from Otago by the manager of the Pudding Hill Station.

Manufacture of Pickles.— Owing to Mr McLean having recently commenced the manufacture of pickles in Christchurch, it was stated during a meeting of the Industrial Association that lie was prepared to give a first order for 20,000 bottles,,if the manufacture was started in that city. There, is, therefore, an inducement offering for a commencement of one branch of glassmaking in or near Christchurch.

The Game Season.— A proclamation in the Gazette intimates that the following native game may be taken or killed within the Count of Geraldine between Ist April (to-morrow) and 3,lst July next : Wiki Duck of any species, bittern, field stilt plover, wild geese, dottercll, native pigeon, teal, black stilt plover, curlew and quail. We wish our local sportsmen a good bagging to morrow. Utilising Refuse Matter. —The Bradford Corporation have recently erected, at a cost of £SOOO, a “ destructor,” which is placed at their Refuse Works. At present there a,i;e six retorts, which- are charged every two hours with, abou,t three and a-half tons of refuse matter ; but it is intended to erect six additional retorts, together with two engines and boilers and four mortar mills, so that the material after it has left the retorts may be ground down and mixed with lime, thus becoming a marKetable commodity.

How Came it there "—Portions ■of a human skull were recently discovered at Altaville, nea,f Angelos, Calaveras County, California, imbedded in a stratum of undisturbed tertiary, in a mining shaft, at a depth of 130 feet below the surface. Above this there lay four beds of volcanic stuff, alternating with deposits of gravel, whereof one was 25 feet thick. The base' of the skull was incorporated with a mass of bone breccia, and other parts were covered with an incrustation of carbonate of lime. The Melbourne Exhibition. On Tuesday last the ceremony arranged for the official declaration of awards took place at the Exhibition Building. The day was a public holiday, and there was a parade of Volunteers, Crowds of people were in the streets, and 20,000 persons visited the Exhibition, The weather was very hot. The address of the Commissioners, announced that 6941 awards in all had been made, exclusive of 581 honorable mentions. New Zealand holds a good position in the lists, with 341 awards, which were formally received by Mr John Blackwood on behalf of the exhibitors from, the colony. The whole ceremony passed off with eclat. A Failure. —A most -signal failure (says the Lyttelton Times) has to be reported in connection with our local industries. The Cathedral Commission, after some consideration, entrusted to one of the local pottery firms the ridge tiles required for the, Cathedral. These have been received, but they are so made as to be utterly useless ; and from their appearance it would seerii that they were placed in the kiln in such a manner that when the settling down commenced the tiles were “splayed” into all sorts of shapes. Such a result is much to be regretted ; and it is a matter for wonder that any firm having a reputation to maintain should have allowed such goods to be sent out*

An Ice Railway. —According to the Goloa, an ice-railway is projectedbetween Cronstadt-and Oranientaum, principally for. the transport of goods. The Baltic Railway Company will ’supply the necessary rolling+atock for thiS\ branch,, which will of '.course' communicate' directly, with the main line. A certain amount of traffic must be guaranteed before a beginning is, made ; but,once this is done, and the ice has attained the’ requisite thickness, the work will begin by the laying of rails, and the whole business will be finished within"eight days. The lime is not too short for the laying of an absolutely level line without either cuttings or embankments, and with a surface of exactly the same consistency throughout. The Nihilist Programme.— The Nihilists may and ought to aspire to office, dignity and honor. They shall mutually help each other with all their might. They shall denounce the false brethren and the suspected. They shall employ every means to assist the revolution, which consists in the moat, utter and radical destruction of the existing order of society. No more monarchy ;no more recognised religions; no more property ; the land belongs to all; the soil is like the air, everyone has a right to sustenance ; no more administration ; no more armies. Kings, soldiers, priests, judges, the possessors of privileges and of wealth are our enemies ; at these we must direct our blows. Sentence, of death is passed on every official of the Empire who shall show himself directly or indirectly hostile to our {>lans.