LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 19019, 14 August 1925, Page 8

LATE CABLES

Tress Association—By Telegraph.—Copyright THE ST IN NFS PRESS, BERLIN', August 13. (deceived August 14, at 11.35 a.m.) The Prussian Government is negotiating for the acquisition of the Stinncs Berlin newspaper enterprises, the ‘Deutsche Allegemcino Zeitung * and the ‘ Staatsan Zeigor.’—Sydney ‘Sun ’ Cable, PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. SYDNEY, August 14. (Received August 11, at 11.35 a.m.) Accord!n<r to the annual report of the Public Trustee for the year ended June 80 last, which has been tabled in the Assembly, during the IT) years that the office has been in existence 30,097 estates have been bandied, of an aggregate value of £7,105,813. Last year 2,206 new estates were placed under the office management, and 1,496 were completed and wound up, leaving tan actual increase of 770.

LETTERS JN PARCELS. ; MELBOURNE, August 14. (Received August 14, at 12.40 p.m.) The Postmaster-General (Mr W. G. Gibson) has announced that in future, provided it is from the sender to the addressee, a letter may be enclosed in a parcel. FRENCH LOANS. • PARIS, August 13. (Received August 14, at 12.15 p.m.) The Minister of Finance (M. CailJaux) states that it is not proposed to prolong the period during which subscriptions to the Gold Loan are receivable. —Reuter. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN RUMORS, SYDNEY, August 14. (Received August 14, at 1.10 p.m.) Mr Lang, interviewed regarding the London cable about the guaranteed loan, declined to comment beyond saying that ho did not know who sent the cable. The Premier added that ho, however, was certain that New South Wales could obtain all the credit it required in London. During the debate in the Assembly Mr Lang, referring to the last Government’s loan policy, said that in June Sir George Fuller received a letter from Sir A. Cocks, who was in London, stating that it was impossible for New 'South Wales to borrow on the London market, and advising him to go to the American market before the Commonwealth Government got there. In spite of this Mr Lang asserted that the credit of New South Wales stood so high in London that the present Labor Government could obtain all tire money it required there.