Show RATS VS FROGS U The Chinese Minister Sends a letter to All Foreign Powers U I China Makes Fresh Proposals whicM Are not Satisfactory 1 Will Do No More to Preserve Peace and Will Abide TTesnlts Heap Killee Flench Man Pletty Soon I Destructive Riots Cyclones Explosions Explo-sions and Floods in the United States S France and China Washington DQ 21Tbe Chinese minister in behalf of his government delivered a letter to Secretary Jfreliog huysen relative to Annam The following fol-lowing extract gives the spirit f the communication J If France desires to maintain friendly relations with China why should we not discuss the matter amicably It she insists upon invading the northern part of Annum where our troops are stationed this indicates thai the is determined to break the friendly tie and our troops there cannot re main with folded arms but must meet them in the field We therefore send thia communication to all foreign powers showing that in the event of the friendly tie being broken the cause of the rupture does not come from China s Paris 20The Chinese ambassador has received a reply to the last French communication on the Tonquin question ques-tion China makes fresh proposals which are not in any way acceptable to the French government Paris 21 Owing to cable interruption information of the military operations in Tonquin is not expected for a week The fleet will make naval demonstrations on the Chinese coast during the attack upon Bacninh Berlin 21Chlna has issued a circular declaring that she hasdone her utmost to preserve peace but the demands of the French are so exorbitant that she can only maintain main-tain her present attitude and abide results |