The record-union., 1893-08-02
PEACEFULLY SETTLED.

force.
PEACEFULLY SETTLED.
LONDON, Aug. 1.--Despite certain
alarmist kilograms from Bangkok, the
opinion here and in the best-informed
quarters at Paris is that the whole ques-
ton will now be settled peacefully.
Lord Dufferin, British ambassador to
France. is understood to have received
assurance that the blockade will be imme-
diately raised and the provinces of Ankor
and Battam bong will not be occupied by
the French troops.
Lord Duf1erin is so well satisfied with
his negotiations with NJ. Develle that he
has arranged TO return to England soon.
Admiral Human, however, has been in
structed to continue cruising off the coast
Of Siam until the matter has been en-
tirely arranged. In Paris it is declared
that Siam, in addition to other guaran-
tees, has been required to undertake to
withdraw all its warships from the Me-
kong.
1t is a significant fact that nothing
further has been heard of Frances claim
to the extreme northeast bank of the Me-
kong, which is occupied by well-drilled
Chinese troops.
THE DELIAIITATION PROBLEM.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-Advices received here
from Bangkok show no understanding
has been reached in regard to the delim-
itation of the territory claimed by the
French, or at least no knowledge to that
effect has reached the Siamese Capital.
Neither is it known at Bangkok that the
blockade is to be at once raised. On the
contrary, dispatches from Bangkok fully
support the reports current last night,
that much uneasiness as to the final out
come is felt in Bangkok and that anxiety
Is increasing daily.
1t is feared an attack will shortly be
made on Bangkok unless the French
Government sends orders to Vice-Ad-
miral Human not to attack the city.
FRENCH COMMERCE ALARMED.
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch from Paris
says there are signs of the Government
bending before the blast blowing from
the boulevards. 1t is now explained that
France has not really accepted Slams
submission to the full demands of the
French ultimatum. The submission was
only put on record when received from
Prince Vadhana, the Siamese Minister to
France, and nothing final will be done
until NJ. Leydere de Villers, French
Plenipotentiary, now on his way to Siam,
has accoplished his mission to Bangkok.
His instructions, as to Slams suhmis-
sion, is to secure guarantees against the
renewal of Siamese attacks upon the
French, and to ask for special advantages
in behalf of the French, in which the
financial world is understood to be inter-
ested.
SIAM COMEDIES THE GUARANTEES.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-The Council of the
Ministry was held to-day. Develle an
nounced that Prince Vadhana had signi-
fed Slams willingness to concede the
supplementary guarantees demanded by
France. Develle also stated that his in
terview yesterday with Lord Dufferin
was based on the negotiations of 1889.
which recognized the principle of the
buffer State between the French and
British possessions in the East. The
question of a neutral zone was reserved
for future consideration. The supple
mentary guarantee demanded by France
from Siam, which includes the temporary
custody of the river and port of Chanti-
naut, and that Siam shall not establish
military stations in certain named places
near the CambOdian frontier or within
certain distance of the Mekong, were con-
tinued in a note issued by Develle yes
terday and made public to-day.
INDO-CHINA A NEUTRAL ZONE.
LONDON, Aug. LIN the Lords to-day
Lord Roseberry read the text of the first
and supplementary ultimatum sent by
France to Siam, and accepted by the lat
ter country. He added: I'VE have
signed an agreement in Paris establish
ing neutral zone in Indo-Chlna."