The daily gazette., 1883-09-07
CHINA BOUND TO FIGHT
WAR NOW REGAs OED AS I'M
EVITABLe.
AN EARLY COLLISION PROBABLE.
A Plain Declaration by the vieerOy Of
China-How the War Would Affect
EurOpe-AnxIety at Hong Kong.

and France. A private letter from Pekin
| says that Ii Hung Chang is really in favor
| OF peaceable solution of the difficulty with
France, while the intriguers who surround
the court are urgent In their cry of war
Prince kung, one of the conservative men,
| 6ers OF the Government, expresses the
| opinion that the war will be the signal for a
number OF outbreaks In the Empire. The
Empress ie reported to be even fearful for
the continuance of the dynasty and is in
clint d to favor such measures as shall go
| cure peace.
The Standards Hong Kong dispatch saws
the people OF China seem to have little fear
| OF the result of war with France, and be-
| lieve that with their new armament end the
vastly improved discipline of their forces,
the nation is far better able to cope with a
foreign enemy now than ii was In the war
Of 1850. A Chinese paper urges that imme-
diate action be taken to prevent the annex
alton by the French of any portion of the
Chinese territory and expresses indignation
that such an attempt should have been made
at any time, when China was at peace with
France. A large number of Chinese who
have been employed on board French YES
sells have deserted, aud captains find great
difficulty In obtaining hands.
THREATENING BLOCKADE.
The Times prints a dispatch from Hong
Kong, which states that advices received
there from Haiphong announce that the
French Admiral will blockade the ports of
Canton and Pakai unless the Chinese troops
are withdrawn from the Tonquin frontier.
1t is stated that Chinese merchants are leav-
Ing Canton because their letters are opened,
and the distrust the Canton mandarins.
Editorially, the Times says that France is
steadily drifting into war with China.
"The latter is vulnerable only in those
ports which occupy a quasi-international
position, and any blow struck there would
be felt throughout Europe. The shock to
| English trade in the East Indies would be
most disastrous, and the relations between
| Ems land and France would be seriously em-
blttered thereby. destruction of the cot
ton trade would ut out of employ ment
thousands of operatives in the Lancashire
| factories, and the rryeuu ue to the British
| Crown from India would show a serious
deficit"
| The Times point out that Ia the event uf
| war the Americans, Gsrui ms, japanese and
| even the Chin - i'.u-. .tlc, would spciire
more Of the foreign and nesting trade in th.
| East than lhe FrtLch
THE vIoERoY's OPINIONS.
| An interview with Chang Shu Sing, the
viceroy, who has newly .,rrived at HonK
| Kong to take charge oi Southern China, Is
| printed here No riders, he said, had been
issued for any body of men to cross tic
| frontier. Nevertheless, it had been reported
| to him that rs war was. uufer the circum-
stances, almost unavoidable, many desertcrs
left the force every day and went over to
join the Black Flag army.
| The chief OF that force had obtained q
| reputation throughout China of being q
great soldier, and naturally, as, fighting
against foreign invaders, he had earned the
admiration of the troops. He had, It was
true, compromised himself by taking part
in the Taeping rebellion, but the Viceroy
said, laughing, the question of his pardon
for his share in that affair was matter for
future consideration. He disbelieyed the
report of the entry of Chinese army into
Tonquin, for how could such a step be taken
save by orders2 But possibly the news Of
the French defeat had induced many indi-
vlduals to cross the frontier, thus giving rise
to the report of general advance. The
Viceroy emphatically said "China will
not sanction the Franco Annamite treaty.
The French must make some proper ar
rangement with the Chinese Ambassador in
Paris or war is unavoidable"
DRILLING THE TROOPS.
Other dispatches say troops continue to
arrive from the Forth. They are drilled in
| the European fashion and armed with mod
ern weapons. Large amounts of bullion
are reported to be on their way to Canton.
1t is supposed that these are Government re-
mittances for the expenses of the war. The
feeling of anxiety is on the increase here, as
war between France and China will inAict
heavy blow upon the prosperity of the
colony and put an entire stop to trade
Chinese merchants regard war as immi-
nent. They and, indeed, the Chinese gen.
orally, seem to have little fear of the result.
They believe that with the new armaments
and vastly improved discipline of their
army they are far better able to cope with
foreigners than in the war of 1860.
RUMoRED FIGHTING.
An Annamese at Hong Kong from Hanoi,
says that the gunboats again advanced TO
Sontay and were repulsed. Twelve of the
French were killed. The gunboats had no
effect on the earthworks. This confirms the
rumors to the same effect from Chinese
sources.
Hon. Richard O'Shaughnessy, of Linn
erick, who recently resigned his seat In Par
lament, has issued valedictory address to
the electors of his district, In which he ex-
presses his conviction that the masses of
the English people are honestly anxious
that Irish affairs should be regulated by
Parliament with a careful and generous re-
gard for the condition and necessities of
Ireland.
The will of the Count de Chambord gives
200 francs to the Societas de Propapan.
da Eide, 100000 francs for the benefit OF the
poor at Paris, and 100000 francs to the con-
vent at Goritz. The Count bequeaths a
large portion of his fortune to the Duke de
Parma, and a smaller portion to the Count
de Bardi He devises the income of the
es tate to his widow.
correspondent who has just returned to
Durham, from tour through the heart of
Zululand, reports that the natives are on
the eve of war of mutual determination.
dispatch from Paris to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says the Marquis Tselg,
the Chinese ambassador, has, under instruc-
tions from his Government, demanded the
withdrawal of France from the Hue treaty.
M. Ferry, the French pine minister, refused
to comply with the demand, but assured the
Marquis Tseng that France is willing to give
China the necessary guarantees Tor the inteR-
rity of her frontier
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