REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2125, 21 June 1883, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. THE WAR IN MADAGASCAR. FRENCH ULTIMATUM TO THE MALAGAOES REJECTED. ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH AND FLIGHT OF THE HOVAS. FRENCH COMMANDER CONTENT. MARABOUT PREACHING A HOLY WAR. DESPATCH OF EGYPTIAN TROOPS FOR HIS CAPTURE. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE’S SISTER BILL. SIR ANTHONY MUSGRAVE TO BE GOVERNOR OP QUEENSLAND. BRITISH ENVOY TO THE TRANSVAAL. GREAT FIRE AT AMSTERDAM DOCKYARD. A DUTCH WAR SHIP DESTROYED. DEATH OF BISHOP COLENSO. (Received June 20, 3.5 p.m.) London, June 19. Intelligence has been received that the ultimatum submitted by the French Commander has been rejected by the Malagaoes, and that the French troops have consequently advanced and have captured Tamatave. The Custom House there has been seized and occupied. The Hovas have fled before the advancing troops. Telegrams are to hand reporting that an Egyptian Marabout is preaching a jehad, or holy war, in the south-west of Egypt. The Times despatch on the subject adds that the Egyptian Government has already despatched a body of troops to the locality, to effect the capture of Marabout and his followers. (Received June 21, 1.5 a.m.) June 20. In the House of Lords last night, the Bill for Legalising Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister was passed through Committee, and ordered to be read a third time. The Daily News in its issue this morning confirms the statement that Sir Anthony Musgrave, late Governor of Jamaica, and not Richard O’Shaughnessy, has been appointed [Governor of] Queensland, and states that Sir Anthony will sail for Australia in a few weeks. (Received June 21, 2.20 p.m.) Latest telegrams to hand from Madagascar report that the French Commander is content with the position he has now occupied at Tamatave, and has decided not to advance upon Antananarivo, the capital. It is announced that William Guidon has been appointed British Envoy to the Transvaal to open negotiations for the revision of the Anglo-Boer Convention.

Amsterdam, June 20. A serious fire occurred to-day at the dockyard in this city. A Dutch warship lying in the dock was totully deatroyed, and great damage was done to other property. Capetown, June 20. The death is announced to-day of Bishop Colenao, of Natal; aged 69. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. UNDERWRITERS’ TARIFFS. ARGUS SPECIAL TO NEW GUINEA. EXPENSES OF ANNEXATION OF THE NEW HEBRIDES. A LIBEL VERDICT. (Received June 20, 10 p.m.) , Melbourne, June 20. At the Conference of the Australian Underwriters, held here this afternoon, it was decided to adopt a general tariff for homeward and outward shipping, applicable to the whole of the colonies. The conference also resolved to accept the New Zealand Underwriters’ tariff for New Zealand ports. (Received June 21, 12.30 p.m.) June 21. The Argus to-day announces that it has despatched its Fiji special correspondent to New Guinea, and that he left Cooktown yesterday for that island. With the exception of South Australia, all the Colonies have intimated their willingness to share in the expenses of ths annexation of the New Hebrides. (Received June 21, 1.5 a.m.) Sydney, June 20. The libel case, Anderson v. Proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald, concluded to-day. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, damages £450.