Show THE TROUBLES ID IN SIAM marines attack two forts 9 on n the mekong THE SIAMESE LOSS IS HEAVY france will not interfere with independence but tile treaty must be enforced 17 the trouble between the french and siamese on mekong river river continue the french marines have attacked and arid captured the forts at don doll thane wand and tappan on oil upper alek mekong ong the tile french lost six in killed and wounded th tha siamese loss la Is heavy A french merchantman has been seized by the siamese at the mouth of the malnam river and arid sunk to block the tile channel the crew was badly treated and thrown into prison a at t bangkok I 1 B july 17 the government of siam has consented to w withdraw her tro trompa in the mekong valley provided I 1 that h a OF 3 france r all c e also agrees to suspend bostil itley PARIS f ris july 17 the press city Is n most lost bitter a against great britain for her attitude on the french siamese dispute N newspapers newspapers generally insist that prance france dealt e alt sh sharply ply v I 1 ith bid siam be it t is wider understood stood that bangkok wilt will otilly only be regarded as a last resort nt de La governor general of french indochina indo china telegram telegraphs 1 I 1 S the foreign office that a detachment of pa i nez tr troops attacked a reconnoitering force forc of au ali nat titto militia on july ath at anake the were repulsed with threat loss one Annani ite was killed the tile people ever everywhere ahr w bere iere in the laos district t wh which ell wale lies s to the northward orth ward of SI siam proper a are re a according cord I 1 ng to tho the dep despatch siding with with the french LoDo fJ uly 17 tho earl far of rosebery secretary or 01 state for foreign affairs replying to a question in the house of lords today said the government was not in lit full possession of the facts rega regarding the dispute between france a and id siam i but ut areat yue jr A in was fully alive to the responsibility at attaching taching to her in the commons sir edward grey biar dr secretary of the foreign 0 T tee made extended reference to the announced intention of curzon conservative to move an adjournment of the house to discuss the situation inglam in slain sir edward appealed 1 to the tile house not to discuss the mat ter until further information was received everything possible will be done by great britain to arrive at a pacific solution of the questions involved curzon then abandoned the motion V july 17 A semi official note was published h d today denying the assertion that france disavowed the action of admiral in siam at a council of ministers held field to decide oil replies to be made to they resolved to disavow in ill the tile chamber a adv I 1 v intention to interfere with siamese hi independence dependence but insist that the treaties between france and siam be respected and arid that no intervention of a third power bo be tolerated in case it becomes nea necessary essary to bombard bangkok a warning will be given all foreign powers in case siam declines to make co 1119 gm econe river will be blockaded july 17 tl bangkok I 1 P jr I 1 na IM N lany english men with their families are leaving c country taking with them all portable pro perty july 17 A dispatch from saigon the flamez have long been massing maing troops and building forts on oil both eides sides of the file mekong river in order to stop the passage of french gunboats gun boats ats wi ith ill a view aview towards preventing g ade odthe of jhb french on the is island land of khong captain villier took the and Thap tim and considerable military operations will continue to be necessary as a basis from which to work towards preserving the passage |