Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-29
FRANCE AND CHINA.
Ferry Gives The Contents of the
TOnquin Budget
Full Power Given 10 Admiral Courbet to
Act as He Shall See Fit-Anothar
Heavy Grant of Money,
Asked For.

PARIS, November 2S.-Ferry, Prime Min
lister and Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Cen
eral Campenon, Minister of War, and Ad-
miral Peyron, Minister OF Marine, attended
meeting to-day OF the Deputies Commit
tee upon the TonGuin credits. Ferry i'm.
parted to the Committee the text OF the
Chinese memorandum. The Committee
unanimously approved the French reply
and decided il was unnecessary to bring
the matter before the Chamber prior to
the debate upon the TonqIin credits be-
cause, first, there existed no diplomatic
rupture, aud second, the government had
promised the yellow book should contain
the memorandum and the reply to the
Chinese memorandum, which stated that
France had imposed upon the government
of AMMAN an unjust treaty, and
Had Ignored the Rights OF China,
that France invaded AMMAN and manifest
ed an intention to take Bacninh, the key TO
the Chinese empire. China desired, never.
theless to maitain pacific relations with
France, but the Chinese troops would be
compelled to resist the French aggression
no wish to annex Amman or Tonqnin that
the sole object of the Hue treaty was to de-
fine the terms OF the treaty OF 1874; that in
order to consolidate the proteCtOrate OF
TonQuin, France considered il eXpedicnt
to occupy BaCninh and Sontay; but there
was nothing to prevent an equitable ar
rangement of the question on this basis,
from which France had never sweTved, and
which was underated in the treaty Of 1874
Ferry explained that he had addressed
A Note 10 Marquis Tseng.
the ambassador OF China, in which he made
suggestions thatspecial powers be entrusted
the military chiefs for the purpose OF
eflecting an understanding by which China
should surrender Bacninh and Sontay
peacefully to Admiral COrbuet, and def
mite settlement could be negotiated after
wards. The above note crossed one from
Marquis Tseng, drawing attention to the
fact that French troops were then present
in Tonumn, but without defining their
locality Tserg afterwards declined the
proposal OF Ferry's but the latter believes
the Ambassador acted without awaiting
instructions from Pekin. General Cam.
penon stated that measures had been
taken 10
Dispatch Six Thousand Troops
forthwith to Touqgin without recourse to
their partial mobilization. Admiral Pey-
ron informed the committee he had re-
ceived no fresh dispatches from Admiral
Courbet, whose operations had begun or
were on the point OF commencing on the
date OF his last dispatch, November 18th,
when he announced that he had completed
the concentration OF his forces for an at
tack on Bacn nh. He believed Admiral
Courbet awaited the arrival Of the trans.
lort COrreZP, bearing six hundred troops.
She is due in TOuquin today. Admiral
Courbet had been
Given Fall Latitude TO Act.
and he admiral PeyroD had every conf
dence in his prudence aud energy. The
committee me; again this afternoon. 1t is
believed the report Of the committee will
recommend the Deputies that the grant OF
nine million francs asked he voted, as the
government has declared 1t would await
the reception OF further news from Ad.
miral Courbet before asking for any more
funds for the Tonqun campaign. The
committee elected LeoE ReDault as repor.
ter OF the vote in the committee granting
the credits. The vote stood nine to two in
favor.
In the Chamber OF Deputies Clemenceau,
on behalf of the extreme lett, requested
Ferry to
Furnish an Explanation Concerning
the Chinese Memorandum
relative to the proposed attack on Bacninh.
Ferry declined to reply. Clem-
enceau will report the question tomorrow,
and il the answer is not then given he Will
bring the matter forward in the shape OF
on Interpolation. 1t is stated that Ferry
requested the committee upon Tonquin
credits to postpone for three days the pre-
seutation OF their report to the Deputies.