The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-02
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
BRITISH VAR OFFICE ISSUES 4
 SEMI- I-OFFICIAL NOTE,

No Objection to Papers Announcing
 Military and Naval Preparations ina
 General Terms but Points Out That
 Would bo "Unpatriotic to Publish
 Specific Details That Might be Useful
 to Possible Foe"-Both Nations Con-
 tinue Their Preparations-Advic vices
 Agree That France Wm Evacuato
 Fashoda.
 London, Nov. 1.-The war office has issued a semi official notification in which it says that it does not object to the papers announcing military and na- val preparations in general terms, but points out that it would be "unpatriotic to publish specific details that might be useful to a possible foe." There is no noticeable cessation in Englands prep arations and the officials are confident of the country's ability to meet all emergencies. There were large ship ments of guns, shells and war stores to Malta and Gibraltar yesterday
 The dispatches from France announce equal activity at Toulon, Brest, Mar seilles and elsewhere. The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: France is making great preparations at Bizerta, about forty miles northwest of Tunis. Guns and ammunition arrive daily and men are strengthening the forts, working day and night. The ob- ject is said to be to cut communication between Malta and Egypt in the event of hostilities with Great Britain"
 The Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail says: France will retire from Fashoda internationally and without asking compensation. Baron De Cour- eel, whose term as French ambassador in London expired long ago, but who has held on to conduct negotiations af- fecting Egypt, will now be recalled, and no haste will be shown to appoint his successor with view of marking French resentment at British action, for England has almost taken the place of Germany as the object of French ha- tred.''
 The Graphic says: we learn from an official source in Paris that Captain Baratier bears instructions to Major Marchand to return to Fashoda and then to withdraw his expedition from the Upper Ubanghi river, evacuating Fashoda and the five posts established east of the frontier indicated in the Anglo-German agreement. The Esyp- tian authorities will be invited to send troops to accompany Major Marchand as he retires from the -el-Ghazel territory and to re-occupy the posts as they are evacuated by the French officers, thus solving the difficulty con- cerning Major Marchand's revictual- ment. When Major Marchand's retire ment is fully accomplished negotiations based on proposals submitted by Baron de Courcel to Great Britain will be opened. France disposed to recognize frankly that the re-conquest of Obdur- man completely changes the situation as it existed when Major Marchand was instructed to proceed to the Nile. The French government will even state that. had Major Marchand been aware of the Khedivial advance, he would not have pushed his men SD far east.
 William Hays Fisher, one of the junior lords of the treasury and mem Der of parliament for Pullman as well as ministerial whip speaking in Lon don this evening, said he had seen dis patches which enabled him to ass ert that the French government had de- cided to recall the Marohand mission from Fashoda.