The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-01

France Said To Have Come To Terms
With England.

Under the Terms of the Alleged Agree
ment the Blockade is to be Raised
Immediately-A Strong Fear at
Bangkok that the City is to be Bonn
barded.
London, July 81.-The Standard to-day
received the following dispatch from its
Paris correspondents; "Owing to repre-
sentations made to M. Develle, the
French foreign minister, by Lord Duffer-
in, the British ambassador to France, the
question of a neutral zone between the
French possessions in the Siames penin-
sula and British Burmah and the Shan
States has been settled satisfactorily.
1t has been agreed that the French block
ade of the Siamese coast shall be raised
Immediately" No confirmation of the
foregoing has been received up to a late
hour tonight
A dispatch to the Central News from
Bangkok, dated Monday, Z p. m, says:
The uneasiness among the people here,
far from lessening, is increasing. Seven
more French gun boats have arrived at
koh 81. Chang, making n total of thirteen
now here. Negotiations are still going
on, but the progress made is not reported.
The intentions of the French are awaited
with fear and apprehension. Rear Ad-
miral Human, commanding the
French squadron, has issued a
second blockade notice, to take
effect three days from Saturday. He will
order the British warships Pallas and
Swift, now lying off Bangkok, to go out
side the blockade limits M Pavie, the
French minister resident, mas gone to Sal
gon, and Rear Admiral Human is under
direct orders from Paris. Unless the
French government iuterposes quickly,
an attack on Bangkok seems certain The
trading community is surprised that Ad-
miral Human is still allowed free
hand"
OCCUPATION OF ISLANDS.
Replying in the House of Commons to-
day to u question asked by George Curzon,
| (conseryative), Sir Edward Grey, parlia-
mentary secretary of the foreign Office,
said that he was unable to give exact in
formation regarding the blockade of the
| Siamese coast and the occupation of sew
eral islands by the French. 1t was un-
derstood, however, that the occupation
of the islands was only temporary, being
| i'll some way connected with the bloclad-
ing operations. 1t did not appear that
any British vessels had been seized by the
French. The information at hand showed
that two OF three British vessels had
been stopped under misapprehensions
The Paris correspondent of the Central
News says that it has been learned from
good authority that France demands as
| security from Siam that the terms Of the
ultimatum will be carried out temporary
custody of Chantaboon, a town near the
| Gulf of Siam, and also that Siam shall es-
tablish no military stations at certain
named places near the frontier of Cambo-
dia or within certain distance OF the
Mekong river.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
London, Aug. 1, 2 a. m.-The Daily
News says: "The latest news from
Bangkok is very serious. Siam, having
accepted the French terms, Frances
persistence in coercive measures will be
equivalent to an 0nprovOked declaration
of war, if not an open demand for cessiOn
Of Siam. The British foreign Office has
never been in better or tirmer hands
than now. We have no desire to attack
France, but while Lord Roseberry made
up his mind from the first not to assist or
encourage the Siamese he was equally
determined, with the full approval Of his
| colleagues, to protect the commercial
rights of his own countrymen. He
distinctly warned France that Brit
ish vessels could not be stopped
uuueI Il DLOtAduC dNuWChlf pttilC III
character. 1t is quite impossible for
Great Britain to withdraw the ships she
sent to Bangkok for protective purposes.
We cannot be accused of exciting public
feeling against France. But moderation
is one thing, weakness another"
THE ENTENTE.
London, August /, q. m,-The POSTS
Paris correspondent says: "a lengthy
interview Monday morning between De
velle and Lord Dufferin, resulted in a
friendly entente permitting Siam TO be
maintained as a buffer between the British
and French possessions. France abandons
the ceded parts to which Eng
land lays claim as having
| formed part of Burmah previous
to the Baws overthrow. England agrees
| TO the necessity of an accurate adjust
ment of the Siamese frontier in relation
! to Tonquin AMMAN. The ententei is so com
plete that Lord Duferin will probably
return to England Tuesday or Wednes-
! 1aNr -