NEWS BY MAIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 510, 5 September 1902, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

THE ANARCHISTS. BLOW UP ARSENALS. Paris, July 22. Attempt to blow up arsenals and powder magazines have been daily occurrences for the last fortnight throughout France, principally at Brest, Toulon, Nimes and Lyons. At Brest the sentinels were attacked five nights in succession. The police inspector put in charge of the case tolls a correspondent that he believes tho anti-war section of Anarchists founded hero a year ago now has branches in other countries, the members being pledged to destroy all kinds of armament by every possible means. Ho also said that there were three attempts last week to blow up English warships, but they wero carefully kept from tho public. In Italy tho Genoa coast batteries and several big guns have been ruined with acids.

FAMOUS DUELLIST. ~ ENTERTAINED AT BANQUET. Budapest, July 22. Andor Papp, an agricultural student, has just been entertained at a banquet given by his fellow-students and presented with an elegant jewelled rapier. This was in recognition of his record achievement in fightiDg four successful duels in one morning, seriously wounding one opponent and disabling tho three others, himself receiving only two slight wounds. Nevertheless Papp is looked on as a doomed man, because every swashbuckling student who wants notoriety will want to pick a quarrol with him in hope of acquiring reputation.

MINISTERIAL RECORD. M. DELCASSE. Paris, July 22. ’ M. Delcasse lias the honor of having held the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in France longer than any of his predecessors. He entered the Quai d’Orsay (Foreign Ministry) June 28, 1898, when M. Brisson was Premier. lie has continued in office through the successive ministries of Dupuy and Waldeck-liousseau, and now is in the Cabinet of M. Combes—that is four years. The longest terms of offico before M. Delcasse were that of the Due Decazes, Nov. 26, 1873, to Nov. 23, 1877, four years less three days, and that of M. Drouyn, which, under the Empire, lasted for feur years lacking six weeks. CHAMBERLAIN’S MISHAP. AN UGLY SCAR. London, July 22. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain will carry for the remainder of his life an ugly sear on his forehead, resulting from his recent cab accident. It now appears that his heart was so weak from shock and loss of blood when he was taken to the hospital that the surgeons, dreading lest he might sink under an anaesthetic, dressed his would without administering any drug. He was severely shaken by the accident and felt keenly being absent from the Kitchener festivities.

BRILLIANT SUNSET, PICTURE OF TORONTO. London, July 22. After several hours rain Wednesday London had a sunset of extraordinary brilliancy. The sun set in a framework of three distinct rainbows. The clouds and sky presented an extraordinary resemblance of a city, and Canadians aver that the scene was a faithful bird’s-eye view of Toronto with the lake and all the principal buildings and chief landmarks faithfully reproduced.