FRANCE AND SIAM.
Return of the French Consul, Bangkok, August 1. M,. Pavie, tho French UonaulGeneral, who withdrew during the height of tho dispute, has returned hero. Franco demands that tkeWiltaoss shall evacuate Cliantabong and SouthEast Bangkok; also that Siam shall keep no warships, on the Mekong. Seven additional French warships have arrived oil Ko.«hiohang. London, August 1. The Daily News correspondent at Bangkok says that Admiral Humann has issued orders for a fresh blockade, and ordered ELM,B, Pallas and Swift to withdraw. It is feared that the French intend to attack Bangkok, and hold it as a guarantee. , The Paris newspapers confirm the statement in the Standard as to the settlement, but the Banckri porre-. spondent of Tho TimetijflKng< to» day, says it is feared the Frenflh Admiral is acting on divergent orders. Paris, August 1. It is of&oially stated that Siam has agreed to give the guarantees demanded by France. Admiral Humann is demanding the cession of the port of Chontabun, as a guarantee. Much alarm is said to be felt in Bangkok in consequence,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4493, 3 August 1893, Page 2
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177FRANCE AND SIAM. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4493, 3 August 1893, Page 2
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