The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
CHINA TAKES A. -. HAND.
The Celestial Empire Will Espous,
the Cause of Siam.
RUSSIA WILL SUPPORT FRANCE

Great Britain Sees tho Necessity for Ac.
tion' and Sends Special Instructions to
Her Fleet I'm the Orient-Report Thu.
Slams King Is to Leave Bangkok.
TIEN-TsIN. July 2l.-Informatiop bas
been received here from Pekin to the fleet
that China has taken measures to supnort
oiaH as against the French. Siam has
Ior many years paid tribute to China. bu,
only as matter of usage and convenience
ana IL Is now apparent that China is deter
mined to assist the Siamese against French
encroachments upon their territory. The
interference of China will add a most in.
teresting feature to the Franco-Sinmese
aispute' and will probably resultin mod
incation of some of the demands of France
as contained in her ultimatum.
fAEis' July H.-A dispatch received
mere from bangkok states that the Slam.
csc court is greatly agitated Preparations
are apparently under way for the depart
ure OF the king and his court from the
capital. Reports of the intention of the
kiuY to leave Bangkok have spread among
the populace and have caused much ex,
citement. The dispatch adds that it il
stated IN Bangkok that n popular agita-
ton In favor of France Mas been started in
the province of Battambany. some dis
lance to the southeast of the capital and
that troops have been sent to nut down
the sedition.
Inc statement is published that Baron
Niohrenhelm, the Russian ambassador to
france, mas oflicially informed the French
government that Russia would support
France on all points involved in the Siam
csc difficulty. 1t is further said that the
Russian feet in Chinese waters is under
orders to proceed to the Gulf of Siam for
the purpose of supporting he French and
Oh protecting the French residents in Siam.
The fleet is expected to shortly arrive i'm
Siamese waters
Inc senate yesterday passed unani-
mously resolution approving i'm every re-
spect the attitude of the government in
the Sinmese affair.
LONDON, July PA special cabinet
meeting was summoned in Downing street
yesterday afternoon. There was a full at
tendance Frances demands in Siam were
discussed mt length, and eventually in
striictions for the Marquis of Dufferin.
British ambassador to France. were form,
ulated and approved. Immediately after
the meeting the Earl of Roseberry, secre
tary OF state of foreign affairs, communi
Gated with the admiralty as regards the
disposition of the fleet in Asiutic WATERS
Late Ill the afternoon special orders were
dispatched by the admiralty to Vice Ad
miral Sir r. X. Fremantle, commander in
chief of the Chinese division of the fleet
These facts, together with the sudden can
ceiling of the Marquis of Dufrerin's lenye
OF absence, are regarded rs hardly in bar-
mony with the official predictions of per
iectly amicable settlement with France of
the Siamese difficulty. Even if not alarmed
by the course of France, the government is
believed to realize that the Samcse affair
Is iraught with the most serious POSSIBLE
ties, for which immediate preparation
must he made by Great Britain.
BANGKOK, July 2l.-The belligerent Mt
titude OF the French gunboats Comete. In
constante and Forfait. opposite the mid
die of the city, is causing great anxiety
among the people. All three gunboats
have steam up and are cleared for action
The men are continually beat to quarters
and they train the guns on any Siamese
gunboat that happens to pass them on its
way up or down the river, day or night
although the Siamese government en-,
deavors to ally suspicion by warning in
advance the French commander of the
passage of every Sinmese man-of-war.