The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1881 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 708, 10 December 1881, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1881 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ws.swrJeAN, OEtPRCS SERVICES. —The lis} of services for to-monow to be held in the circuit will be found in another column.

Earthquake.—A sight shock o! earth, quake was expeiienced in TciHillka about twenty minutes past fiv. o'clock yesterday morning. OFFICIAL, DECLARATION OF THE PoLIi. — The JR,eiara'«K Ofncer will declare tin; offiial state of the poll, at half past four o'clock Ihia afUrnoon,, nt tho Resident Magistrate's C'Miifc, Alteration «t Railway Tim.k Tablb. —An important alteration, in the hours of arrival and dep'ituc»of t'ains on tin; railway line is published in another pint of the present issue. Acknowledgment.—We have to acknowledge receipt from, tin- office of th Government Printer of the IfrgsJ.rarUfiieral's sfca.tis'ic~ of th*» colony of Now Zealand for- the yea* 188), j.ust. puMisin-d. Personal. -Messrs W. Storey and Co., announce in, siiio;her colum/; that tii«y have remo.ved; into, new and more commodious premises, opposite the Bank, of New Zealand-. They have opened sevral new linei% and iuv.iie ios£<<ciion of fctieir varied stock..

Native Affairs. —'Hie retained; Waikatos from Pari!) ika sent a letter- ti> Tawhaio, stating they had arrived in Waikato,. should lie wish to, see them. It is not thought probable TawJiaio will reply to the message or take any notice of t lii-iii at all. Presbyterian Chupch.—An invitation has been issued to the ladies of the Pres* byterian Church, Temuka, to meet in the Church on Monday afternoon next, at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of discussing and deciding upon the best means for currying out the anniversary congregatitnal soiree proposed to he held on Wednesday-11th January next. Primitive Methodist Church—As we stated in our issue of Tuesday last the Primitive Methodist Church in this township, will be opened for Divine Service to-mxMEOw, when the Rsv.. o. JDumbi l.i, of Tiinaru, will preach luoraiog and evening. At a quarter to 3 o'clock in the afternoon an open air service will be held, close, to the Railway station. On, Monday evening next a tea and public- meeting will take place, commencing at half-past six. The chair will be tnk.su by Mr Co*,, at a quarter to 8. On. Sunday week* Mr- Luke will conduct the services in. the afternoon and evening.

A Corn Demon.—This iis.aq*ieer-appel-lation, yat it is neverrjeless a Cruis n. A gentleman is at tie present time paying a visit to Temuka who has been, aptly styled by the Press of New Zep.'and p- a living miracle, an angel, and a demon. We allude to-Mri Stacy, chiropodist audi pr >- fessor of the- diseases and growths of the skin* and the-skin's appendages (hair and nails,) who may be consult '. at the Temiika Hotel. Anyone suffering froiu : that curse to humanly—corns—have now t'ie opportunity of being rel» sed from, thain in a few minutes. He is therefore a demon against them in being enabled scientifically *to eradicate fc em ;. an. angel in thus giving relief, and a inu-acle in possessing She knowledge how to. do it. We would advise the afflicted to apply to Mr Stacy fos relief during his short st;>y »n ongst us.

' Whitebut. —1 >e old eoniroversy about wlnj-ther they i ie distinct species, or arb only the younger of a larger fish hasoften been, Mr Yarreli maintained- that w'.itcbait was a distinct specks, and not, as had been suppled, the young of some one of the wel -known spee'es of the- herring family. It was also beiieved that it did not exist elsewhere than in the-Thames-, where a fishery was carrier on. to supply an extensive demand from the people of London. In point of fict, the whitebait required t'», aiecttlio large demand during the London season doos inclnd" a'l manner of sinal' fish, the trr.i species of which is of liltto eo.isoquonco to the consumer* as they are soon cooked and oisjjuisad at table* But the following fact is worlh tho consideration of naturalists. Three years ago or mom a quantity of .tho so-o. Hod whitebait, was c night a*. Brighton, where, r it had Icon year after year, no it is now, very plentiful. To make Hiiro that it was the h.iuiij kind caught every year in tho Thuuum. and formerly believed to tie theie only found, a quantity was npooiwUy for.varded to Mi- (!. Uroven, of Charing Ciwb, the eolohiutetl and proprietor of whitelmil Nimiclm. Ho may bo tmppos'd to ho <»Kood judge of the whitebait, and lie pronouiieed the Orifcditon H|M«oiiiien-4 to he without doubt l,li» Mimw Huh. Some of (host* w«r<i placed in tank 3'J nt th« irlmn, »n<l »ro, now iiwiuun,ing «bt>ut n« M/ti«iietti«k>il ><> full kiowh herrings. In onuipitiiy are it iilmid of imiall otien caught lliin tiiiiniiier. Ijeiniiro Hour.