The French-Siam Difficulty
MOKE TROUBLES BREWING. TPcr Press Association.] Pabis, Aug 29. The French Government threatens to scud gunboats to Bankok again unless granted the control of public works in the provence of Battanibong. August 90. The Pans newspapers aro assuming a bellicose tone towards England in connection with Siatu. The Fronch laborers ejected the Italians from the quarries at Nancy, and a placard was posted up refusing to permit them to share French bread. London, August 29. The Times, the Pall Mall Gazette, and other newspapers demand that the British Government should take steps to prevent Franco proclaiming a protectorate over the country. August '60. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has made a protest to Lord Rosebery, Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, against the French action in Siam. Calcutta, August 29. It is believed that France is seeking to drive Siam to an overt action as an excuse for proclaiming a protectorate over the country. SIGNAI'OHE, August 81. Commercial men have appealed to Lord Rosebery to prevent the stoppage of trade with Bankok. They urge that if the French demands are persisted in it will inevitably result in a protectorate over Siam.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 53, 31 August 1893, Page 2
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