CABLEGRAMS. SERIOUS COMPLICATION WITH FRANCE.

Te Aroha News, Issue 6, 14 July 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS. SERIOUS COMPLICATION WITH FRANCE.

London, July 11. In the House of Commons last flight, Mr Gladstone announced .that intelligence had reached the Government of a grave occurrence at Tamatave, a Madagascar town, which had been in the occupation of the French for the past few weeks. Whilst the British Consul nt "Tamatave was" lying ill, his Secretary • was arrested by order of the French Commander, and the Consul was preemptorily ordered to quit the town within twenty-four hours. Before that time passed, however, the Consul died. The French, invited the officers of Her Majesty's ship Dryad, lying , in port, to attend the funeral. Several' of the officers came ashore for that |mrpose, and when the, ceremony, was y encled they were forbidden to re-emibark/ and 4 were compelled to remain ashiore/- Mr Gladstone concluded' by stating.,tli#v.the-oc-currence was of such a serious nature that the ,Government; demanded an^im-" mediate explanation from the jrlncli Governmet." *"',*' ' '- 1 '«v« v

t ■ ' July 12. In the, House of LQijds^to-dajr, *Earl Granville stated, in reply to a question, that theGoyeriviijentiha^reasoK^to belie7e that^the,, J^Tenph s ,.Gove|^en^waß disposed to grant reparation ifortthe outrage on British' bmcial's' 'and'nayqjl officers in Hadagascar. Communicatloug were, his Lordship added, passing^et^e&n.the;: Governments on the, subject, 4 4;? :r: r • '