CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 23 August 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reutbr's leleghamb, by emsotkio telegraph—copyright LONDON, August 21. Received August 22, 2.50 pi'rr Increasing irritation is being manifested in England with regard to the Anglo French difficulty in Madagascar, and the reticence of the Government on the subject is being warmly at tacked in political and other circles, MADRID, August 21, It is announced -that King Alphonsc will visit Emperor William at Berlii about the 17th of September. LONDON, August 21. The third of a year's series of colo nial wool auctions was opened to-dflv with ut good attendance, Hoihe anc foreign buyers opening. The catalogue comprised 11,41)0 bales. The various lots found but slow sale, and th( market was very drooping, the pricei realised being generally a half-pennj lower than the closing ratos of the May and June series. LONDON, August 22. In the House of Commons last night the Premier was again petitioned re garding the action of the French com niander in Madagascar in detaining British Consular and naval officers a! Tamatave. In the course of his reply Mr Gladstone repeated his assurance that there was every prospect of an amicable settlement of the diflioultj being arrived at, and that nothing hac as yet occurred in Madagascar, todisturc the present friendly relations be tween England and Prance. MADRID, August 21. ' The .Spanish Government has do manded the expulsion from France o: the guerilla troops who fled across' the frontier after their recent fiitile at tempt to raise a rebellion. The Frenol Government .has; however, put diffioul ties in the way of the'exlradition a the rebels, and diplomatic relation! between the two countries are in con sequence somewhat strained at' th< present time,