Show CYCLONE KILLS IN AFRICA East Coast of Madagascar and One Town Is Devastated De i I CAPETOWN South Africa Mar I S-Dy S By The A Associated Press Press-A Press terrific cyclone which struck truck the thee east t coast of Madagascar Island Thursday la Is reported to have hav tak- tak tak taken en cn GOO lives say private wireless messages received here today b by bythe bythe the way ot of Mauritius The town of Is Ls described as dev dey- dev asia uta ted Note Madagascar Island In the Indian ocean off oft th the east cast coast of Africa la is a French colony The island bland Is estimated to contain square miles milea The Th 1 element predominates among amone the Inhabitants Inhabitant who iho ho number more than There are arc about l Europeans European on the Island leland on the cast coast Ie the most Important seaport and and was for tor some time the tho capital The latest census In 1921 1923 gave cave Its It population as The colony colony- Is governed by II a governor general and a consults consults- live Live tive council of o administration which sits at Antananarivo This Thle city In the Center c ct Cf f the tho Island has ha a population of ot 1500 |