The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-25
PANlEWILLL LEAVE BANGKOK
HE NOTIFIES SIAM THAT HF WTLE
DEPIRT TOMORROW.

biockndrd On Thur sdty or Fridny-M Mill.
tnry OPP rntions VIII Re Opr ne 4 IN a I..rs,
Scn'c-Forma, So,icr Of the blockade sent
to the Powers The si:n,tion Regarded
with Som Apprehen.ion In E,xlnad-A
Threat TO lombard the K:na's Palace.
BANGKOK, July 24--M Pnvle. French Minis
ter Resident has lowered tn" nags over his
offices. and has notified tho Siumese Govern.
ment that lie VIII leave the city to 40 aboard
the French war ship lnconstnnte on Wednes-
day. He has requested the Government to
provide pilots to conduct the Lutin and Comete
down tho river French subjects Ia bangkok
will TO placed under the protection OF tho
Dutch Consul.
PARIe. July 24.-The Liber'e ncwapn rer sAys
that France will seize md hold Battambang
and AnGkor ns guarantees that her demands
will be satisfied.
blockade will be deferred until Thursday or
Friday to enable Frnnce to take the steps pre-
scrihcd by international law Besides the
blockade. military operations will be opened
shortly. The details of these operations nre
still undetermined. They will hs settled at q
Cabinet council within n day or two.
steps vii! be taken in Indo. China toward
serious action i'm mediate'v after the arrival NJ
the battalion OF the Foreign Legion. The Sec
ond portion OF this battalion sailed from Mar.
settles yesterday. The native militia will no
reorgnnized, and. together with the imported
companies Of the Foreign Legion will "copper"
ate with the force already in active service In
the khong district
The Government has notified the powers
that It intends to establish "A blockade OF tho
Siamese const without prejudice 10 the other
measures that may be taken w IN tho object
OF securing to France the guarantees to which
she is entitled.
A council " the Minister'S will he hold to-
morrow to decide what additional measures
shall be taken to insure the obtaining OF guar
nntees from Siam.
President Carnot is at Marly-le. Rot and tho
Cabinet will 90 there for deliheration. The
Ministers will moet at q o'clock tomorrow
morning. President Carnot presiding.
The L,bert1 says that the French gunboats
probably will 60 down tho river. shell and de-
strov the Iaknam forts. and then return to
their positions before bangkok to lombard
the palace. Some painful measure is neres-
sary, adds the journal. for tho preservation Of
Frances prestige.
The Ht'n's says that Sinm as a rce-produc-
ing country. probably does not greatly :enr tho
blockade. AS for the operations on land. the
Djtas thinks the Siamese will lie provided
surreptitiously hy England with all the arms
they need The majority OF the Paris news
papers devote as much space to dcnunciatlons
of England az to the matter at issue between
France and Sum.
England is rerroachcd by them with sup.
porting the Siamese in their opposition to
frances Just demands md with plnnnin. to
give the Siamese secret aid when hostilitiss
begin.
The extreme Conservative and Radical n ews-
papers alone abstain from discussing tho stu.
alton. They are holding lack so rs to dc.
rounce the Government in case the Siamese
venture prove a fizzlc.
despatch from Homo says that italy has
asked England to protect Italian subjects In
Siam.
The Siamose Minister in this city has not
yet received his passports from the French
Government. Immediately after NJ. Pnvie's
departure from bangkok. however. he will 20
to Lisbon or Madrid. as he is accredited to
Spain and Portugal ~ well ns TO France The
Minister still homes for q peaceful settlement
OF the trouble.
The Siamose Secretary Of Legation said to-
day that. upon seeing N. Pavie embark. tho
Siamese Government might decide to accept
the terms OF the ultimatum. This SUPPOSE
tion however. was merely personal. and did
not rest on any definite information.
LONDON. July 25-The Times says eitorlally
this morning:
"Eng!and's min objection In tho matter 10
against making British and French posses-
sions in Asia coterminous II she so desired
she might warn France Of the dangers she 10
running by reminding her OF the Tonkln
fiasco"
The Dniv Ners comments at length on the
opinion prevalent In the German prass, that .
aquabble between France and England ovor
Siam would be Of advantage to Germany. and
q n tho halfaf that Ruph n guAnhhI0
would afford rest TO tho historic fre-eaters
on both sides OF the YosGes.
The Standards leader on Franco and Siam
contains this passage:
THE terms that France ia trying to impose
on Siam would DO undofendabls III any court
OF international morality. The remarkable
experience which we gained from the
Occupation OF Tunis Of tho methods
OF French diplomacy forbids MS to
accept too confdlnHly the published pro-
gramme OF tho Quai dOrsny. 1t is the Earl OF
Rosebery's duty to tell France plainly that abe
is pledged TO respect the independence 81 this
buffer State. Wo cannot remain inactive Ia
the face Of Frances preparations for contrary
action"
The Bangkok correspondent OF tho Tmss
telegraphs:
Tho irritation of tho British colony IL In.
tense at the seeming apathy Of tho homo Gov.
ernment."
LONDON. July 24.-The Times this morning
publishes an editorial which. It Is thought
expresses the general English opinion Of the
merits OF the Franco S!alnese dispute. The
Times says:
SLAMS refusal to 60 beyond just and rra-
snnable limits or to concede territory to which
France never put in an effective claim until
the other day Is no excuse for n measure Of
hostility. os:ensibly directed aGainbt tho III.
amese. but really striking at the commerce d
England and other countries having CONNER
cinl relations with Slam"
The Franco. Samese complications have
been the absorbing topic of tho House Of
Commons to-day. Tho situation Is regarded
with apprehension by all parties. nnd the last
news from bangkok and Paris Is read with AZ
much anxiety ms eagerness. ON all sides re-
greet IL expressed that the British wArships in
Siamese waters were not REINFORCED u month
ago. as British Interests in Snm outnumber
I he French n hundred 10 one.