The N.Z. Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1900. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4082, 21 June 1900, Page 4

The N.Z. Times.

(PUBLISHED DAILY.) THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1900. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

With which is Incorporated the Wellington Independent,(Established 1845, ',

The death is, announced of the Prince tie Jfiiuville. . ■ •. ■ Fifty Britisli ■ troops. have heert captured at Leeuapruiti >■ • ■ >; ! Further"case's" of •; plague' are reported from! Australia. 7

- Heavy floods have" occurred "in the northwest of West Australia. - . .

, Five thousand. -American troops haye been ordered from Manila toChina/ , . There was a considerable drop in prices at the opening Sydney wool sales yesterday, •• ■ .' -r; ..

A Hawkels Bay .native, who killed his wife in, a fit of. passion, has, been' found guilty of manslaughter.. ; ; At the Napier races yesterday the prim eipal event was won by the Hon .1. D, Ormond's horse Roller. -

MriSchreiner, ex-Prcmier of Cape .Colony, has been, completely divorced from . the Afrikander Bond, ' Two thousand of the British .prisoners' released at Pretoria have, been found to be fit. for active ..service. ■ .... ■ . . , .

It-is staled that a Russian,, army of,forty thousand men has .appeared on the .north.-, era frontier of China.. ' |■ , .. .’ ,' ~ It transpires that. Lord Roberta sent, his assurances, to President Kruger that hp. would not. be -exiled if lie surrendered!

- General - ForestierrWalker has .reported, that Australian horses are best-for cavalry, purposes in South Africa. No definite • information is available pa to* the .whereabouts of, Vice-Admiral Seymour’s expeditionary force to Pekin. M.' Delcasse,, ihe' French Minister for Foreign Affairs,'has stated-that,.the only objecit ‘Of - the' Rowers operating 'in China, is to enfor.ee respect lor existing treaties'/■ -'•''i-'J enw itm-wlnr-