The Lyttelton Times. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12910, 2 September 1902, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902.

The Austrian Press is delighted at the Kaiser's recent references to the Triple Alliance, and particularly at his warm tribute to tho Emperor of Austria. The Turkish G ovemtnent refused the passage of tho Dardanelles to four torpedo boats ibm'.t at Oonstadi a-nd intended for the B.ack Sea-*, despite the Russian Embassy's 'declaration.' that they wero unarmed, and therefore not war ve-3=els. _ Mr Fischer has unexpectedly joined' aie Boer Generals, who are proceeding to Lonr don. This is believed to be an indication that tho G-encrals are in harmony with tho views of the older Boer delegatos. Boer circles in Europe ara mot sanguine of the success oi the Generals' plans, including their effort to secure Dutch -education for 8000 orphans left in tho concentration camps. A Boer commission, under Commandant Trioha-rdt, is visiting Antananarivo, in Madagascar, and negotiating for a concession to the Boers of a- large'tract of agricultural and pastoral lands around Lake Itassi, on the condition that the Boers become French subjects, and learn, the French language. London quotations for New Zealand frozen mutton are: —Canterbury 3Jd per lb, Dunedin and Southland 3Jd; North Is:and 3 11-16 d. Lamb—Prime Canterbury 4id; fair average, including Dur.-edin, Southland, Wellington and secondary Canterbury, 4 -11-16 d.