TROUBLE IN MADAGASCAR. [BY TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.] [REUTER's TELEGRAMS.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1720, 14 July 1883, Page 2

TROUBLE IN MADAGASCAR. [BY TELEGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT.] [REUTERs TELEGRAMS.]

Lomjox, July 11. In- the House of Commons last uiaht MiGladstone announced that intelligence had reached the Government of a grav.e occurrence at Tamatave, Madagascar, the town whichrhad been in the occupation of the Frencli forces for" the past few weens. While the British Consul at Tamatave was' lying ill,' his secretary was arrested by order of the French commander, and the Consul was peremptorily ordered to quit the town within twenty hours. Before that time. (lapsed, 1 however, ; the Consul died. The French..* invited? itbe, officers of Her Majesty's ship Drjrad, lying hi the" port, to attenft the 1 fuheral. Several af t the A office,rs -„ashore, ashore '-for that purpose, and when the.cerempny was e^derthly'weryfokb.iafe^to-^hibark, "aiidAvere^ccmipVlled to ' retyain J /asnor6. Mr. Gla^Bt6"n'e bylstating that 1 tlie occurrpnce j ,was'ld% f 'su6h serious nature'fthat the government- demanded i»i TfroiriT .the-, Freliofi:^pveniment. : ,f .mIV rf>>U>

! that GovernmeutflfK^tli^aso^/tp^ibeUefe J that the French 1 Government were: An*"] poselftto, gvant^epa^tjoiij.f^-theig^agei on British officials atid naval officers in Madagascar."- Cbiifmiuitfsatioifs were, his' Lordship added, pa|^iijg,J)|t\yeen the , Governments on thVsnbjectf 1 A\ ti