THE FRENCH IN CHINA.— ACTIVE PREPARATIONS. Paris, December 12.
The Senate has agreed to an additional credit vote for forty-three million francs for the French operations at Tonquin. In the debate which took place on the motion for the credit, M. Ferry promised immediate action should be taken by the Government to carry ou the war with China.. In the Chamber"of Deputies last night, the Premier (M. Ferry) made a statement regarding the FrancoChinese difficulty, in which he announced that the attitude assumed by the Chinese Government had | defeated Earl Granville's efforts at j mediation between the two countries, and the parleying which had been proceeding was now ended. j M. Ferry added that the Government intended to pursue energetic measures in the prosecution of hosj tilities againet China.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1942, 16 December 1884, Page 2
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