CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
!*" ■ London. ON THE VERGE OF WAR. The warships at Portsmouth are coaling and completing their crewa, and the naval officers on leave have been warned to be in readiness to rtjoin their ships. Lord Bosebery, in accepting the Freedom of the city of Perth, said the " peace at any price " policy invited encroachment and resulted in war. He advised the French to read the British blue book while awaiting the issue of the French yellow book dealing with Fashoda. He added that it was untrue that France pro. t j sted at the time of Sir Edward Grey's warning in 1895 that a French advance upon Fashoda would be regarded as an unfriendly act. A cable to the Time* gays that Major Marchand'd dispatoh just published in Paris causes the worst impression. It is recognised in England that the crisis is undoubtedly of the gravest character. An immediate mobilisation of the ni , ie -3 imminent; possibility as a response to the French war preparation. Assurances are given that the Imperial Government is quite ready and fully realises the seriousness of the situation. The public excitement in both countries is intense. The Channel squadron, which was recently announced to be about to start on a cruise in the Mediterranean has arrived at a port in Northern. Spain. The 93rd anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar was enthusiastically celebrated. The Navy League decorated the Nelson Column, in Trafalgar square.
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Manawatu Herald, 25 October 1898, Page 2
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239CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 25 October 1898, Page 2
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