A BELGIAN SWINDLER.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 20, 15 May 1876, Page 2

A BELGIAN SWINDLER.

Great excitement lias bfeen earned & Brussels by the discovery .that "frauds to the extent of about 6,000,000 francs havi been committed on the Banque deßegUjiS by a confidential cashier, T'KuidtV. j bank has been in existence for/ years. Its capital is 50,000,000 francs in shares, and itposs(jjg| the right to issue obligations up to;doiMl the amount of capital issued. Tließrtisseli Bourse has been greatly disturbed by wfcai has happened, and much indignationiS felt against the persons at the head «f the baiik, as irregularities, due to the practices; .now discovered, have from time beei brought to their notice, moreover] it was a fact of public notoriety that tW criminal, Avho had a yeariysalary of 400 C francs, has for many years past been an ia veterate speculator on the Bourse, and Wj been living at the rate of at least 100,00( francs per annum. Nevertheless it appean that the governors and directors their confidence in him. T'Kindt and Jul mistress left Bx-ussels for London oi Tuesday night last week. On Wednesday afternoon they- arrived at Liverpool, and embarked immediately in the, City.t>f Parii for the United States, but were arrested when the vessel-'called at Queensfowto oi Friday. T'Kindt lias been taken to Lottdonj Valuables to the amount of l-,500,0(( francs were seized on him when he was af rested. His mistress and her maid Jiav been set at liberty, as they are accused o concealing stolen goods, and iliis offence J not provided for in. the Ariglo-Belgial treaty of extradition. The woman, wh< is known at Brussels nder uthe name o "Lolo," has laid clram to the propertj seized, asserting that it in liers.- It is stated the Banque to prevent the j.embarrassiiients of tW Banque de Belgique from becoming t public disaster. -The shares of the BanqUj de Belgique (100,000 at -500 francs eacl have fallen to 327. _ ,