THE PANAMA CANAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3200, 29 December 1892, Page 3

THE PANAMA CANAL.

»■ BY ELECTRIC TEI.KfifUIMI. — COPYRIGHT) Paius, December 28. M. AXDKIEUX denies that he is in possession of the lettor addressed to M. Hc-z, and frequently alleges that the Government have abandoned his arrest. He also declared that the Opportunists have been robbing the country for the past twelve years, and threatens to expose the corruption of the Credit Foncinr and the Franco Egyptian Bank, and also the plunder in connection with army contracts. Madame Carnot says that she never received a single centime from the Panama Canal Company in aid of her charities. December 27. It is rumoured in the city that a series of scandals of the same character as the Panama revelations will shortly be brought to light against prominent public men. Figaro says that the post mortem ■*on the body of Baron Reinach proves ~* that he was poisoned, and that he did not commit suicide. The paper also throws out insinuations in connection with two other sudden deaths, and declares that there are surprises of an important character in store when the Chamber of Deputies resumes next month. Gaulois and Iron no assort that an attempt was made to poison Herz two years ago, and that Reinach's name was then mentioned in connection ■with the affair.