Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-28

All Sorts cf Rumors Aaoat Regarding
the Case


LONDON. July a. Sir William George
Pearce. member 81 the house IL con.
mons for Plymouth and chairman ~ the
Oriental Steamship company. today
asked the government whether France
would consider rice contrahand of war
during the blockade az the Slameec
coast. Sir Edward Grey. parliamentary
secretary OF the foreign Office referred
Sir William TO the blue book on the
subject for the information he desired.
Sir E.dv ard added that the question as
to what is or is not contrsbsnd does not
arise in connection with blockade.
The earl assured the house that be
had no reluctance 10 take members into
his confidence. but he could not give the
desired information solely because NJ.
Deyelle had not been able 10 receive
Lord Dniferin yesterday. He added
that IL might be desirable 10 again de-
fins the attitude df the government.
From the out set of the trouble Great
Britain had refused 20 intervene In the
dispute upon the merits ~ which the
government did not feel cslled upon "a
express an opinion. II had therefore
confined itself 10 providing fo- the
safety II British lives and interests IN
Bangkok IL was 10 be regretted that
some persons appeared 10 suspect that
in those provisions. which were none too
large, 20 bc taken among an oriental
population cf 35oO persons there
was encouragement 20 the SIAN
ese 10 perseycrc in hopeless
resistance of the French. II was hardls
necessary that the British governmen,
had FROM the beginning avoided giving
any advice 10 Siam beyond occaeiO8ally
when she had asked for IL. but Brea;
Britain had urged her % make terms AZ
quickly as possible with her powerful
nelghlor Nevertheless the British gov.
yernment was by no means indifferent
10 the events that are nov passing IN
siam. Great Britain had first place IN
the great commercial interests there and
for this reason be regretted that France
deemed that blockade was necessary
This blockade might raise sonle ques-
fions of international Law. bot Great
Britain had not yef tten formally
notified ~ it's eetaliishment and per
haps IL was not t,o much to hope that
the necessity might yet he arerie5
The lord concluded by stating that
the papers which he would iay upon the
table al the earliest possible moment
would embrace tie negutiafiors thai
lad been carried on for the past three
years-
BsvoKoE. July q Notice WAS givrn
today of the blockade by the French
fleet. Outgoing re~seis have hefn
warned that they npst clear Rsrgitok
aud wop ~ Chang before Saturday 81
eosnit g. detention Tie blockade will
extend along tho ent,re north cosst -
the eon a STAN. 1he French fses. ysfh
NJ Pave. freuch minister resident has
gone - kop ~ hang The general
evr~cfstipu is that ssfiy ia August the
French fieet ~isi attack bangkok and
lard sogue hyo mrn Tfsre = i'ssle
Doubt here that France's pn'Ispse = g.
make star q French coiout
Tho frerrh goverrment y -rceed.
inriv snri0us ~ svoid o,en wayfafe
Aher tbe eonts,st Iafsn vac ~ the
Nensm t.sf early this uarfiif0 tbs fos
ssgr minister seri - ~ Psvie rose n
ft.s effeet tuss ne king and rs aslvfs5rs
usre moet srsicus - nlsfnfsir p<sce
All sBcf Efforts hnwssef. are be.ieFrd
l,y the Inz.ssh residents - 20 FAin