FRENCH GIVING NO QUARTER IN TONQUIN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3883, 29 December 1883, Page 3

FRENCH GIVING NO QUARTER IN TONQUIN.

PLAN FOR RUSSIAN INVASION OF

INDIA,

AMERICA AND THE PANAMA

CANAL

WAR STEAMER FOR AUSTRALIAN

STATION,

LONDON

December 23

The French troops on entering Sontay found eight headless bodies of Turcos, and thereupon refused all quarter to the Chinese, who lost very heavily. H.M.S. Tourmaline, 12 guns, lias replaced the Dryad on the Madagascar station. General Skobelofr's plan for tho Russian invasion of India has b'-on published. The Rev. Sydney Linton, of Norwich, has been appointed Bishop of Riverina, and will sail about April. Mr Speight, the new chairman of the Victorian Railway Board, has, prior to his departure, been entertained at a banquet by 300 gentlemen, among whom were Lord Derby, Sir Vernon Harcourt, and Mr Murray-Smith. Highly eulogistic speeches were made, and the guest of tho evening was presented with a, pur.se of 2000 guineas and a dessert service worth 800 guineas. The Hon. F. T. Frcylinghuysen, United States Secretary of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs, argues that England s admission of America's protection of the Panama railway justifies tho American Government in insisting also on a right of protection of the Panama canal, but it is not at all desired to prevent England's having free access to either the Pacific or Atlantic.

December 2(3. The Sultan has re-oppoineed Prince Alike to the Government of Koumanin.

It is rcportorl ih;it 11.M.5. Pelican has been ordered to prepare for service on the Australian station.

B? Electric Telegraph.—Copyeioht,

[Reutku's Tklegkams.]