The sun., 1900-12-09
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v'sroriA u Z Dec Among 'h' pss
sSrgcts vho nrfIy"d bore on M"
Unrfifroo ilIs week r"-" iof' 'h r pshorho
ara Nj DO gl1a lln'' 40 Br''.H"I' WHO n'e
returning 10 london from M 'Vendeo 'onr
through 'ho IoI'u'tan rfour Ihey H"
,peudlrr fcw days IN Vancouver shooting
and will ron e'nr' home hF way "' Ns" 'orR
They came ont 10 San Francisco Ten months
ago and sailed thence for tho southern Pacific
lp tho narber'ine Tropic Brd. which TOOK
thirty dnys ou the VOYAGE 10 the paradise of
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t.7rs 4 hort Osborne and Mr Han bringhA
, '1lc ~ a war scare from Tahiti II dawes
back 20 tho Fashods episode and the con-
.eaucrt nurmurings n war between France
and Britain Great preparations were made
bv ito British NJ Esqulmalt about that time
Tn. wsrshlps were hurriedly put In shape.
provtsioned and equipped for "A cruise some
where. and frenchmen Immediately sug-
sested that It was to Tahiti that the Pheasant.
Iesnder and Phaeton and perhaps the nag
sh,n War.plt. were to 20 The news wls
tslssrsphed to the san Francisco papers ard
n sydnev in Au.trslia and sailing vessels in
due course carried tho dread news OF pro-
nective invasion 70 Tahiti
There was oonsternation on the island. but
ne -honneur de la belle France was not to be
allowed TO suffer The Frenchmen there
we're but two companies, and the gendarmes
who police the islands OF tho group sharpened
their swords and made ready for defence AS
long as life should last, they declared. They
marched about tho streets crying "Nive
Marchandl- and A bas IAN glsis" The
trioolor was nung TO the breeze, and tho band
was prepared 10 be martyred for France in
their defence OF the Southern isis fort
was built In the hi ighest attitudes OF tho noun
.ains In the centre OF the island. which rises
1000 feet above the level Of the sea II was
natural fort with A plcturesQuely medsval
appearance, with drawbrldge. 30 To this
all the guns that could be obtained were car
red and mounted Buggies and traps carried
ammunition, and preparations we're made
10 fsht to the finish whom tho warships came
from Esgulmalt or sydney The French
transport Aube which was lying In the harbor.
was brought In TO the wharf. and the guns
were taken out Of her and carried TO tho fort
OF the Forlorn Hope Then preparations
we're made TO sink tho Aube and the soldery
gathered In the fort
When tho first day or two Of the terror
passed business began 70 be resumed. and
the dravbrldye was left down read Y for the
sons of France to make their retreat when
the yarships came II was not until the day
following tho departure OF the Australian
mail steamer which brought the news OF
pro.pectiye fighting that tho preparations
we're begun. in order that no word should be
carried away by tho steamer OF the plans Of
defence But day after day passed, and
,be wsrshIns did not come The tricolor
va. still waving and thing. were normal
Then came the d,y OF the big scare Out In
tho dimness Of the night the sentries eppied
tho Gaming of the vnrshin. The enemy had
come at last II was war
Outon the horizon the excited group which
.prronrded tho s.ntrv .sw four tvlnklIna
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