Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3290, 23 August 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

MINING. Dunedin, August 22. The news from the- Nenthorne reefs is most encouraging. The prospects of all the mines on which work is done are improving almost daily, In the Justice claim one of tho latest discoveries, a piece of stone taken from a leader, on being crushed, yielded at the rate of C4oz to the ton, The leader was Gin in width, A piece taken lrom the Eureka reef crushed at the rate of 81oz to the ton, and the prospects from the Kose and Shamrock went GOoz to the ton, The prospect from the newly discovered reef at Waitahum, which, on crushing over two tons gave a return of 2Gdwts, seems nsignificant alongside the others,

CHRISTOHURCHNEWS. CIIRISTCUURCH, AugUSt 22, A hot nor'-wester was blowing this afternoon and evening, drying up everything rather to quickly to please farmers, The snow on the hills is disappearing rapidly, and in consequ. ence the rivers are rising. The Mayor recently sent a telegram to Lord Onslow, expressing the sympathy of the citizens of Christchurch, and pleasure at the recovery of Lord Cranley, His Excellency sent a graceful acknowledgment today, At the Board of Education to-day a resolution was adopted that in future the reports of the appointments of the Committee be taken in open. Board but all cases that may, in the opinion of the committee, be deemed advisably or reflect on the status or character of a teacher shall be taken in coinwitteo and shall bo appended on a supplementary sheet to be attached to the report,

The English salmon now in the ponds at the Acclimatisation Gardens are to bo turned out in tho Selwyn river, beside a quantity of Rhine salmon, ...