CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 34, 23 August 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to "Star." MR GLADSTONE ON MADAGASCAR AFFAIRS. RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. THE- REBELLION IN SPAIN. BEUTEB'B TEI.BOBA.MS. London, August 21. Continuous rioting, lasting many hours, haa taken place between the Catholics and Protestants at Coatbridge, a town | nine miles from Glasgow, and the centre lof the Lanarkshire mineral district. Many persons have been injured on both sides. The cargo of frozen meat by the steamship Chimborazo arrived in good condition. The first portion of the mutton placed in the market to-day realized 6£d per pound. Received August 23, 1.5 a.m.! London, August 22. In the House of Commons last night the Premier was again questioned regarding" the action of the Fronch Commander in Madagascar, in detaining British Consular and.Naval Officers at Tamaravel Ia the conrse of his reply Mr Gladstone repeated his assurance that there was every prospect of an amicable' settlement of the difficulty. being arrived at, and that nothing had as yet occurred in Madagascar to disturb the prosejit friendly relations between England aed Fraisce. Madbid, August 21. The Spanish Govemmenthasdemanded the expulsion from France of gnillsra troops who fled across the frontier after their recent futile attempt to raise a rebellion. The Frsaeh Govertuaenfc has, however, put difficulties in the way of extradition of the rebels, and diplomatic relations between the, two countries are in eoasequence somewhat strained at the pre seat time.