Show The FrancoTonquin War Shanghai 15It is stated that troops are being concentrated at Canton in order to keep back the Black Flags when the French drive them from Tonquin Paris 15The last dispatch received re-ceived by the government from Admiral Ad-miral Courbet dated November 8 announced the nrrival of the transports trans-ports Aveyron and Shamrock He expected the transport Bienhaa at Tonquin on the 10th and stated that he would attack Sontay between the 15th and 20th I The Temps says If the Tonquin credits already asked for should prove to be insufficient the Chambers Cham-bers will be ready to vote more Paris 16 A member of the Chamber of Deputies states that Admiral Courbets position in Ton quin is critical and Admiral Pey ron Minister of Marine proposes to defend him by blockading Canton but this would involve sending a formal notification to the maritime powers and would therefore be a declaration of war against China a measure from which the Chamber shrinks 1 |