The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-09
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FRANCE AND CHINA.
Both Parties Want to Avoid War


London, The NesUs prints an inter-
view with MaTquis Tsing in Paris. The
Marquis declared the movement of
Chinese troops have been misrepresented
and only necessary precautions have
been taken to secure the frontier. Many
Chinese, he said. have joined the black
flags, but China had no solid ty with the
latter. China Yves unable to renounce
heT superiority over AMMAN, but did not
wish to make it more pronounced than
hitherto. The Marquis was unable tn say
whether China would recognize the Hue
treaty as he was ignorant Of the ter ms
thereof and of the persons who signed it.
London, S.-A Paris di.pstch says:
A member of the Chinese embassy,
Paris, states that nothing in the nature
Of treaty between France and China Ia
yet agreed upon. China submitted Der
proposal and now awaits couHter pro-
DO al from France. China demsnds
that her suzeTainty in AMMAN be sus-
| tanned ss hitherto exisliT II d any idea
of merely an hon orsFy suzsrainty will rot
be entertained by the chinese govern
ment. This will be the keynote of ell
negotiations in rel tion to the treaty be.
tween the two COUNTRIES. The MsIauis
of Tsing leaves Paris for London on
Sunday and will not return until he re-
ceivss proposals from France.
London. S.-StaadGrd'S HonR Kong
The absence Of the British feet st the
present time from Chinese waters *
cites the deepest indignation sm0ng
English residents there and all other
Chinese ports, as the relation between
Europe and natives throughput China
have altogether changed since he open
ing of the French po icy of aggression
in Tonquin. Recent reports OF reverses
10 the Fr nch arms have materially
damaged the prestige Of all foreigners in
China,
London, 8. The Daily NeUs state, it
has reason to belieYe MARQUIS Tsing
clings as strongly as ever to the hope
from European arbitration between
China and France In view of the
enormous pTeponderauca of trade of |
England, Germany, and even America, |
over thar Of France in the east, it is
thought the cabinets of neutral poWe-s !
would be fully justified in offsrng their
friend y services to France aud China.
Paris, THE National announces
that France has consented to negotiate
with China for treaty in the settlement
Of the Torquin question, which shall be
based upon that concluded by :. ichols
Prosper Bouree, with the Porte. That
treaty provided that the government Of
France should have the right TO acquire |
property in the Ottoman emoire in /
return for which France should aid the
Porte against threads from stronger
pc wers.
The statement of Cbina's proposals |
with reference to Torquin recently pre-
sented tc the French miDister of for, ign |
affairs, contains the following bases Of |
settlement which Appeared to The minis
Ter worthy OF consideration. The fnsl
settlement Of the question CT Chinese
superiority in AMMAN, to be discussed
hereafter. The delinestion Ofthe 'front.' T,
providing neutral zone between certa
points.
Paris, S-FFgaro publishes the fol
lowing as the principal points Of the
a. reemeni arrived ct by the Marquis
Islng, Chinese embasssdor, and Cha
lemel Lecour, French Minister of For
e. gn AttsiFs, for the settlement Of III
Iooqujn question; 1.-THE French pro-
lectorate to be hereafter confined to the
Delta and Red river; China to open the
navigation Of TIE Red river to Lao Kay,
WHICH, suell w Tue only point open TO
trade with Gun Nan, the frouLier at all
other points to be closed By the estab-
lish ment Of a neutral zlne which shall
be gsrrisoned by Annamites. China
undertakes 10 prevent further incursions
Of black flags; the sovereignty OF China
1Ver AMMAN TO be recognized by the
mere act Of homage, after which China
will recognize the treaty Of Hue; the
French force of Occupation to be limited
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