The N.Z. Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1899. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3785, 6 July 1899, Page 4

The N.Z. Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.)

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1899. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

With which is Iscoufobated the Wellington T r:i!E?3ai>SHT, Srtjiblished 1845

The Wellington Anglican Synod closed its seseiop yesterday. Further franchise proposals made by President Kruger had a mixed reception. British, warships have arrived in the vicinity of Delagoa Bay. Thefe have been further Republican demonstrations 'in Belgium. There has been ah increase in the mortality from the plague m Hongkong. The'N’ew Caledonian Legislature lias discussed the annexation of the New Hebrides, bj r . Prance. Nine women in Hungary have been sent to prison for poisoning their husbands and children! ", ’ The Auckland Presbytery desires a plebiscite to be taken on the question of Bible reading in State schools: The Forrest Ministry has come safely through a no-confidence debate in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Dreyfus, says .that he was treated with horrible! cruelty on Devil’s, Island whilst suffering from fever. The - Federal .-Enabling Bill has been passed'in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ' ‘ The population of the outlying islands of the Philippines are reported to be friendly towards the Americans. In the Supreme. Court in this city yesterday Joseph Myers, for forgery and uttering, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. ■ A committee of the British House of Commons .has reported in favour of granting old age pensions, the cost to be divided between local and national funds. The promotion, of two French army officers who had intimidated witnesses in the Dreyfus case has been stopped by the Minister'of ■ War. Johannesburg merchants are making requests to President Kruger, which indicate that they fear an outbreak of hostilities. At' the Arbitration Court yesterday morning apenalty of .£lO was imposed on William Tonka for disregarding an award of the Court respecting the hours of beginning work ■ in . Wellington • bakehouses. | President Kruger wishes to refer the outlanders’ claim to a. board of arbitrators.-' composed of . leading men selected from the various. South African colonies and states. j A London newspaper reports that a satistacfor.y, agreement has been come to for he laying of the Pacific cable as an Imperial undertaking in the fullest,sense of the phrase; ’ ’ ; I ■ e- * r j ’ I PITH OF PARLIAMENT. i In the House of Representatives yesterday the debate on the Address-iu-Reply was ■ carried .on by Messrs .McGuire, O’Meara, Crowther, Mills! Wason, Hogg, Fraser and Wilson. " ■ At 11.40 p.m. a division was taken, which resulted in the hostile amendment, proposed "by ' the Leader, of the Opposition, being negatived by 36 votes to 29 a result which-was received with applause. ! Immediately after the result of the fiivision was announced Mr John Hutcheson (Wellington City) rose and tendered to the Speaker his resignation as a member of the House. Ministers have received a cable despatch from the Government of New South .Wales, emphatically denying the allegations made by Mr John Hutcheson regarding the conditions under which Captain Allman obtained the extra master’s certificate at Sydney.