New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-01
IN PARIS.

IN PARIS.
London. July 3l.A dispatch to the Central
News from Bangkok, dated at Z p. m. to-day
says:
The uneasiness among the people here, far
from essening, is increasing. Seven morc French
sunhoats have arrived at Koh-si-Chang, making
a total of thirteen now there. Negotiations are
still going on, but the progress made is not re-
ported The intentions of the French are awaited
with fear and apprehension. Rcar-Admiral HUI
mann. commanding the French squadron, has
;sSed a second blockade notice. to take effect
three DAYS from Saturday He will order the
British warships Pallas and Swift. now lying
of Bangkok, 10 20 outside the blockade limits
NJ. ravic the French Minister Resident. has gone
10 Saigon. and Rcar-Admira Human is under
direct orders from Paris Unless the French Gov
ernment in.crpos's quickly. an attack on Bangkok
sems certain. The trading community Is sur
priscd that Human is still allowed free hand"
The Standard to-day received the following
dispatch from ts Paris correspondent
sowing 20 the representations made to NJ
Develle the Foreign Minister, by Lord Dunerin,
the British Ambassador TO France, the question
Of a neutral zone between the French possessions
in the Samesc peninsula and British Burmah
and the Shan States has been settled satisfactorily
Il has been agreed that the French blockade oi
the Siamese coast shall he raised immediately
>p confirmation cf tn" foregoing hai been re
ceived up 10 a late hour tonight.
The Paris correspondent of the Central News
SAYS it has been learned from good authority
thai France demands a. security from Siam l'ia'
thc terms of the ultimitum will he carrled on''
,h. tcmnorarv custody of Chantabooh. a town
near the Gulf of Siam: also that SIAM shan
establish no military stations at certain named
al, of
= certain distance of the Mekong River.
RanIving i'm the House of Commons to-day TO
ouestiop asked by George Curzon tConservatiNeJ'
,ncmher for Southport, Sir Edward Grey, farila-
mantarv Secretary of tie Foreign Office, SAID that
lie WAS unable to give exact Information regard
inc the blockade of the Siamese coast an" 'ne
occupation Of several islands by the ffchch' II
was understood, however, that the Occupation VI
,be islands WAS only temporary being in some way
connected with the blockading operations. III
did not appear that any British vessels had oeeh
saized by the French The information at hand
showed that two or three British vessels had oc'h
stopped under misapprehenslon'
Paris. Iuly 81 The ambiguous tone OF yester-
day's Cabinet Council in accepting Slams sur
render ha, excited much comment Ii is gen
erallv understood that this tone was adopted for
She nurpose of soothing international susceptlpi-
tes It is stated in high authority thar France IN
tends 10 tah" decisive s'eps u l,Sni' ,y,''h % 20,
ryinp out the terms of the ntlnatum. ne block
sde Of the Siamcse coast viii be con'hueni' IL Il
said until the demands Of France are satisfied
Tie French force now present in Siamese waters
j. believed 10 be sufficient 10 make the plocKa"e
promirent Paris merchant. who owns ware
bonses in bangkok. expressed the opinion today
,hat decisive action IL necessary 10 reStor" th'
nrsstigo which France en- oyel in Siam after til,'
adoption of the commercial treaty Of 1860. frchcn
trade has recently declined heavily. he SAID IN
cnnseouence of English and German enterprise
Ia ;n,,;oues N destroy French influence. He
se'eved seI that the strong tone of the nitmatnn
would tend greatly 10 restore the influence o'
France in Siam. , . -.
The general opinion here is that IN" issue ot
,be controversy is triumph for French over
English diplomacy. II i believed in the dlpio.
matt circle that there will h" no Disagreement
between France and England in the dclimltation
of the frontier II is also believed that Ohlna hlil
will adopt hcr customary course and not medoie
with the matter.