GONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
London;
PLAIN SPEAKING BY A BRITISH
MINISTER.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach (Chancel, lor of the Exchequer), in ft speech at Tynemonth, said that if. France instated on its claims to Fasboda it mast desire a quarrel* Great Britian's foot was down and the Government was prepared to do its duty, and, backed by the united nation, it would shrink at nothing. There was no' reason, he said why France and Great Britain should not act on friendly lines, the one in West Africa and the other in East Africa.
The British press maintains a calm tone, and is confident that the Government is prepared for all emergenaiee. Mr Chamberlain. Secretary of State for the Colonies, has returned from hi? visit to the United States, He expresses the hope that an AngloAmerican alliance will be speedily realised.
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Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1898, Page 2
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137GONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1898, Page 2
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