The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1901.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12588, 24 August 1901, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1901.

The Kaiser lias presented King Edward 1 wh'h a magnificent epeirgne, the Kaiser’s own design. JVI. Con starts,' tee French Ambassador M Constantinople, has severed relations with Turkey, owing to 'the Sultan not lulfiiling his promise* to purchase 'the- French quays at Constantinople. Another point at issue is the setitiemshit of tee claims of two French bankers for £600,000. The consenaifk of opinion in wellinformed circles is teat the Sultan will yield at the last moment. About twenty-five thousand claims have been received in New South Wales for the old ago pension. Upwards of fourteen thousand have already been granted. . .. The " Times " says that the Transvaal holders of Nethcrknda’ Railways stock have sold five thousand one hundred shares on the Continent .since the beginning of tee wax. The “ Standard ” says that the 'Dutch shareholders are delighted at tee reported terms of Great Britain’s offer, but Mr Kruger and hia counsellors are disappointed, .as the settlement removes tee protest for ®u international dispute. . . The Treasurer of South Australia, m his Budget speech, announced that the deficit for last year was £16,859. He anticipated a surplus of £6OOO 'for the current year, s ■ One hundred end twenty five thousand men will take part in tee review of French troops at Reims. . „ Jn tea Federal House of Representatives, a •long debate in committee on tee clauses in ■the Portal Bill empowering postmasters to open letters, .practically resolved itself into a discussion on tee merits of TalttexsaE’e sweeps. The majority of speakers favoured the suppression of gambling, hut were opposed to giving tea right to indiscriminately open letters. The clauses were passed with an unimportant amendment.