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! r ATbST FROM EUROPE '■ CrKUTEr’s TELEGRAMS —COPYKI&HT. ] New GuineaLondon, May 25. The Daily News, in a leading article' this morning, announces that it has reason to believe that in the event ol . the'annexation of New Guinea being 1 decided upon, it will be undertaken by the Imperial Government, and will not be left to the colonies. ? The Wax in Madagascar. ; * - In the House of Commons last night, Lord E. Fitzmaurice stated, in reply to a question, that the town of Majaoga, in Madagascar, had been bombarded by the French gunboats for six hours before it was surrendered by the Hovas, and that the defenders had' ( suffered a heavy loss. Jl , . : Pahis, May 24. ; ‘ J Despatches from the commandant of;' . the French expedition to Madagascar ; i have been received reporting that he ; has captured the Hovas’ military posts in Sakalava country, and occupied the ijr Custom House at Majanga, a town at the mouth of the Ikupa, a river on the north-west coast of the island.' The road to Antananarivo, the capital, has • been secured by the troops, and great excitement prevails among the natives in consequence of the attitude of the. French. England and Mexico. « -London, May. ~;-r In the House of Common? taday, i Lord E. Fitzmaurice, Under-Secretary for; Foreign Affairs, stated,in i reply *lq «'*» ’ a question, that resumption of friendly relations with the Mexicah Government 1 was impending. ' / ’ ■ , The Troubles in Zulnland. The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, UnderSecretary for the Colonies, replying to a question regarding the intention of : -u*i* the Government in view of the recent j fighting which occurred between Cetij-'j-d' wayo and certain of the Zulu Kingites, ' - announced that the Government *6bld abstain, from interference in ZululaipfbiT at this juncture. V. ' = .'* ■
The Coronation of the Czar. Moscow May 23. The ceremony' of blessing the ban- ‘ ners to~be used in connection with the approaching coronation of the Czar took place here to-day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 953, 26 May 1883, Page 2
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317CABLE NEWS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 953, 26 May 1883, Page 2
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