TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1487, 19 September 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Press Association. - Thahks,-Wednesday. The Imperial mine promises to produce another magnificent return this month., There are already 15, cwfc of rich specimens on hand -with every prospect of large additions, and a fortnight's crushing of general dirt with 37 stampers has given HB7 ounces of amalgam. A . fire has been raging, in the Caledonian mine since Sunday, among the firewood utilised to fill up the slopes. It is likely to burn, for some time, and mining operations' are suspended.- Seventy men are thus tem-< porarily thrown out of employmeat.

Ohkistcuuhoh, Wednesday. An elderly man named Anderson, & baker, committed aiticide yesterday* by taking spirits of salts. JSTo reason is assigned for the act.,';.' '] J V

. Dsnkdik, tiiiu day. A ten-year-old son of Mr Chandler, lighthouse keeper at Cape Saunders, fell over the cliffs 100 feet. The only injury sustained was the breaking of one of his legs.

. Taojuuhqa,' Wednesday. Intelligence baa been received here from Mr Q. Vesey Stewart that he has Arranged lor the Bale of the railway contract to a. syndicate in London ; the construction of the railway to the Lakes is therefore certain.

The 3.8. Northumberland, 2000 tons, has beea laid on for Auckland direct with settlers ;for Tauarangs,,, sailing September 25,' and r immediately after a Bailing vessel of 600 tons, now loading, will lea\e direct for Tau&ranga vrith railway plant and navvies and their families.

Wednesday. It is stated that Mr Shallcross, gaoler here, is about to retire from that position. The Government' are sending a chief warder in his place and have granted him twelve-months leave of absence, and is to have a retiring allowance. Mr Shallcross was chief of the Nelson police under the Provincial Government for thirteen years, and has held the office of gaoler nine years.