The N.Z. Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1901. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4302, 11 March 1901, Page 4

The N.Z. Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1901. EPITOME OF THE DAY’S NEWS.

Another case of bubonic plague is reported from Brisbane.

The sitting of the Wesleyan Conference was continued on Saturday.

Sir William Dyne is to resign the Premiership of New South Wales. Lord Wenlock, formerly Governor of Madras, has been made a Privy Councillor.

A Queen’s National Memorial Fund has beer, opened by the Lord Mayor of London.

The Glasgow steamer Aolona has been wrecked on the coast of Spain, the entire crew being drowned. The Premier told a deputation on Saturday that he intended asking for Parliamentary authority’ to open a State coal mine.

tlie Flemington races on Saturday the Stakes was won by ('lean Sweep, with” the New Zealand horse Advance second.

Sir John Forrest, Minister for Defence, in the Australian Commonwealth Ministry, has been returned unopposed to the Federal Parliament.

The result of the negotiations between Lord Kitchener and the Boer Commander-in-Chief is that fa seven days armistice has been arranged.

A scheme of army reform has been unfolded by the Secretary of State for War. hy,which the British forces will be increased in. number to 680,000.

In view of making'arrangements for the concentration of volunteers during Ihe visit of the Duke of Cornwall to New Zealand the annual Easter encampiaeni will not be held this year.

In the House of Commons an amendment of the Standing Orders was agreed to providing that the members recently forcibly removed from the House should he suspended for the remainder of the session.