The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-27
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coast by the French fleet will only begin on
Saturday or Sunday next. Until then all
powers will not have received notice of
Frances intention to establish blockade.
The Chinese charge d. affairs, it is stated,
has informed NJ Develle that Siam had no
territory east Of the Mekong as far north
as latitude %, which parallel was claimed
by the French as the northern limit of
their influence, He regarded it as unlikely
that the Black Flags would join the Siam
ese in the event Of hostilities with France
but he thought that if they saw France
and Siam embroiled the Black Flags
might resume the offensive in Tonquin.
The Temps gives "a detailed account of
how the French gunboats forced a passage
up the Menam river The gunboats en-
tered the channel about o'clock in the
evening, and Immediately both forts and
the Siamese gunboats opened fire on the
French warships. The French gunboats
crossed the bar, notwithstanding the ex-
plosion of submarine torpedo directly
ahead of the fleet. The Inconstante
rammed and sunk a Siamese gunboat.
About O'Clock the forts at Paknam
opened fire 1T a range of one-quarter of a
mile. The French gunboats all this time
were making ten knots an hour against
the stream. At $3.50 o'clock the French
fleet anchored in front of the French lega-
tion at Bangkok. The cannonade had lit
le effect, owing to the darkness.
Lord Dufferin had an audience with M.
Develle yesterday. A cabinet council was
held at o'clock last evening, but the
greatest secrecy was maintained as to what
took place at the meeting Another cabi-
net council will be held tomorrow.
The police Of this city, by order of the
government, are seizing cheap maps of
Siam, which are offered for sale on the
bOuleyards, and which represents the
Slamese frontier in accordance with En-
glish ideas.
SAIGON, July 27.-Captain Villiers, who
is in command of the French forces at
Khong, reports that the capture of Fort
Donson by the French produced an excel
lent impression. The governor Of the
Island of Kong was killed during the at
tack and his death FASTENED the retreat of
the Slmese. The French flag had been
hoisted on the Island of Rongs lmlem,
which will be made the basis of future op-
erations. The French government has
also decided to take possession of other
islands on the Gulf of Siam.
LONDON, July PA private telegram
from Bangkok announces that the British
gunboat Pigmy has replaced the Swift be-
fore Bangkok, for the protection of Brit
ish residents. England has an adequate
fleet on the East India and China stations,
numbering twenty y-eight vessels, including
the lmperiense, a cruiser of 1890 tons,
France can only muster nineteen vessels.
of which the largest is only 4, 700 tons,
It is believed that NJ Develle homes that
this pacific blockade will induce Siam to
surrender at discretion. Should Siam still
resist and the blockade be made effective,
British interests would suffer severely.
The London merchants interested in the
Slamese trade have forwarded Joint let
ter TO Lord Rosebery pointing to the In
jury which would be inflicted by the block
ade of Singapore and Hongkong.
The Standards correspondent saws he
believes that the French cabinet is becom-
ing more amenable in its negotiations
with England over the Siamese dispute.
A Bangkok dispatch to The Daily News
says that Captain H. M. Jones' British
minister to India, acting under orders
cabled from London, has maintained a
strictly non-committal attitude in the
matter of the Franoo-Siamese imbroglio.
BERLIN, July 27.-The Tageblatt reioices
over the prospect that England, who scorn-
fully holds aloof from the dreibund. NAV
become embroiled with France over the
affairs. England, says The Tage-
blatt will be taught a lesson, and she need
not expect to receive German support.
Other newspapers express similar senti-
ments although in milder language.
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Meredith Post, G. A. R., is holding a camp
ire at Fackyille, and Watkin Waters Post
If town, has accepted an invitation to attend
n body next Saturday afternoon. All mem
'ers of Watkin Waters Post are requested to
attend the meeting on Friday night, as inn
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