The morning call., 1893-07-23
SLAMS ANSWER.
She Replies to the French
UItimatum.
THE TERMS YET UNKNOWN.
The Rejoinder Handed to Pavie at
Bangkok.
THE TERMS YET UNKNOWN.
FIGHTING ON THE MEKONG.
The Forts Now All in the Possession
of the Europeans
Does Not r1urnur.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

PARIS. July 23-1 A. M.-Siam's reply to
Frances ultim atum has oeen hahded 10
Pavie the French Minister resident in
Bangkok, and autographed to the Siamese
legation here. It's terms rendered neces-
sary an exchange Of kilograms between
the legation and Bangkok. Therefore the
reply will not be given cut Ior several
hours.
The Siamese Minister TO France called
on the French Foreign minister this
morning and asked for an extension OF
time for reply to the French ultimatum.
The request was refused and the Siamese
Minister was Informed that if the ultima
tum was not acceded to in the time speci-
fed France would proceed at once to
enforce the demands.
c dispatch to LIE Temps from Saigon
SAYS: "a telegram from Stungtreng an
nounces that Captain Viliers, commanding
the French forces at Khong, reopened fire
upon The Slamese on the morning OF July
10 In the course of the engagement the
French captured Forts D0ndua, DOngo
and Donhau, thus confning the enemy to
Fort Donsom. The last named strongh old,
though protected by a series Of we'll
constructed Notifications. was captured on
the following day without loss to the
French, who now occupy the entire group
of Islands. Only the town of khong re-
mains to be captured. II is estimated that
800 Siamese were killed and 200 wounded
in the last encounters"
AEBangkok dispatch says that the
Siamese Government, which has been
anxousIy awaiting advice from Great
Britain, has been informed by Lord Rose
berry that the British Government must
first receive Lord Dufferin's report on the
matter.
LONDON. July 22-The British Govern
ment has informed the Government Of
Siam that no definite pronouncement can
be expected from Great Britain in regard
to the territorial demand made by France
upon Siam until the report of the confer
ence between the British AMBASSADOR to
E4s. aHd the French Foreign Minister is
Teeei .. b the British Government.
SoR-' he German press LAS maintained
str~ silence, considering Germany's
large n err sts in Bangkok. This silence
is 5rok-a oy sem-official statement in
tie North German Gazette emphasizing
GeEmanY's complete disinterestedness iD
ths whos question. The article, in fact,
st yes now very friendly neutrality
toward nee.
Tar n@Ts that German gunboats have
been of.ered to Siam may, however. beget
snspleion in French minds that this ex-.
trene friendliness may cover a cloven
hoof. and that Germany only desires to
see France embarked in further compi-
Gated colonial adventures.
New YORK, July pa London dis
patch states that the Marquis of Salisbury
three years ago made an agreement with
Waddington, French Embassador at Lon
don. by which India should occupy the
Shan states, between Burmah and the
northeast: frontier Of Siam, although
claimed by Siam, while France was 10
have all the left bank of the Mekong River
Ii this be so the question as affecting
England will resolve itself into the delimi-
tation Of the frontiers by boundary COM
mission. That France expects such iuxta-
position of English and French territory is
shown By an article in the Paris Temps,
which declares the theory of the buffer
states has had its day, as is proved by the
mixing up of English and French possess
sions in Asia, Africa, Oceanica and
America
England herself has been the first to de-
stroy buffer states. and common frontier
is better calculated to preserve the peace
than the existance Of buffer states. which
generally are mere fields for the intrigues
of oyerZealOus function aries