. Europe in Africa in the nineteenth century . and a ruralpolice established; slaves brought from Africa were liber-ated ; a code of laws was promulgated, and great reformsin the administration of justice were made. Ranavalona II. died in 1883, after a reign of twentyyears, and was succeeded by her niece, Ranavalona III.,who still reigns over her people. She was educated inthe girls school of the London Missionary Society; andshe is thus described by an Enghshman, Digby Willoughby,who, in 1887, was the general officer commanding the Mala-gasy forces, and conducted negotiations on the queens be
. Europe in Africa in the nineteenth century . and a ruralpolice established; slaves brought from Africa were liber-ated ; a code of laws was promulgated, and great reformsin the administration of justice were made. Ranavalona II. died in 1883, after a reign of twentyyears, and was succeeded by her niece, Ranavalona III.,who still reigns over her people. She was educated inthe girls school of the London Missionary Society; andshe is thus described by an Enghshman, Digby Willoughby,who, in 1887, was the general officer commanding the Mala-gasy forces, and conducted negotiations on the queens be-half with the French invaders of her country : — Her life is full of business and responsibility, for every-thing regarding the government of her country and thewelfare of her people is referred to her. To gentleness ofmanner she adds firmness of character. She is a fair riderand a wonderful shot; she is a good musician, and playsthe organ with skill and feeling. Her skill in lace-work isremarkable. When she appears in pubUc, which is not. A % QUEEN RANAVALONA III. MADAGASCAR. 433 often/ it is in European costume. The queen seldom, if ever,acts in matters of national importance without first ascer-taining the national will; this is done by publishing a royaledict for a great Kabary, which is always held on the greatMahmasina, or Champ de Mars, a magnificent plain at thefoot of the mountain on which the capital is built. ... It isthe law of the land that the queen should marry the primeminister. Ranavalona III. complied with this law by mar-rying, on her accession, the experienced minister who hadconducted reforms under her predecessor. His name is Raini-laiarivony. But to the foreign residents, who despair ofbeing able to pronounce such a worse-than-Russian word,he is commonly known as Deal Fair. From the dayof his entrance into the palace as secretary in 1842 to thepresent time, his life and the political history of Madagascarhave been identical. His hair is now gray, but t
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