Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-25

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LoxpoS. Juiy :1~-Thc nmes SAYS cd.
ttosia.iy this morning: "Ensland's main
object 10 ths matter 10 against making
British aud Fpneh possession In Asix
eonsorullpus n shs - desired she
might warn France u the dangers shc
Is Ignnlns BY reminding her q the Ton
Qusn tason-
co the opsnion prevalent in the German
psc~s that . sauabble beswcen France
and England over siam would be- of adj
yantage 10 Germany, ard expT~sses the
belief that such . sauabbls would afford
rest 90 the historic hre eaters on both
aides II the Vosg~a
The Standards leader on France ard
Siam contains this passage: The terms
Sf..f - t.x..
could 10 undefeudab.e in any interna-
tionaI court Ia conclusion the Stand
AID says. The cynical tone of the Ger.
man pres Is q much safer guide for NJ.
DE Vclie than arc tho acclamatitns Of
Paris cafes
BxmlIs. july ai--The Tagetlatt says
fsancc's over reaching spirit cause seri-
Gus complications In Asia Nor would
the German government be disturbed.
adds the IazeblaIt. il the present
trouble result IN creating a rivalry in
eastern Asia between France and Great
Britain.
French War ships at SIAM
NEw ioRx. July a8.-Le Courier des
Etass Unis plblishes the following in.
formation relative 10 the naval forces
forming the squadron Of Rear Admiral
Humann. who is in command OF the yes
seis oil Bangkok and of the whole
squadron in the far east He received
orders % Concentrate all his ships at
Saigon. and they son arrived there.
With the exception Of the gunboats Aspic
and Viper. which were not fully armed.
The French naval division in the
China SEA consists regularly of only live
vessels, hut now IL has eight The Tri-
omphante. the admiral's flag ship. ia
cruiser II i.6sp tons. carrying six guns
of twenty four centimeters. one OF nine
teen. SIX of fourteen and eight revolving
cannon. She is manned by twenty
three officers and 81 n-commissioned
officers and sailors. The schooner For
fait is :. 80 tons and is armed with NJ
teen cannon 81 fourteen centimeters and
eight revolving guns She has crow Of
sixteen officers and 2o5 men. L'Incon-
slant. a sloop Of the first class. measures
sD tons and carries four cannon Ok
fourteen ceutimeters and five re-
volving guns. with crew OF seven
officers and 100 men.
France's Force Ii Small.
The two screw gunboats Co,nete and
Lion, OF 90 tons each. carry two can
mons u fourteen centimeters. two OF ten
and two revolving guns.
They are manned by five officers and
seventy two men. To these have been
added the Papin. Of the same type as
L'Incnnstant and the eunboats Aspic
and Viper. the armament OF which IL the
same as that % the Comete and Lion.
except that the Aspic has one revolving
gun instead IL two.
The -ensemhle" of the French naval
division in the extreme orient represents
a tonnage Ok 1 .01 and il Is armed with
sevcn large guns. forty five smaller ones
and thirty four revolving cannon. The
crews number seventy three officers and
1. .l3a men. Besides these there are two
stationary naval depots. comprising
gunboats like the Lutln. which vas the
first To cross the Meinam bar; the
Adour. Loire. Caronade. Cimeterre.
Alonette. Joaquin. Moulun. Arquebusc.
Esioc and MutIne. The vessels % these
two stations represent ..l0O tons.
twenty cannnns Il medium caliber.
thirty eight revolving guns. seventeen
officers and AL men