Show THROWS OF HIR MASI her ships must be allowed to enter siamese por ports ts IF FRANCE REFUSES THE REQUEST Is to ask for passports and leave paris at once no official announcement orE lockade yet NEW boric july 28 the worlds caal I 1 london cable says england throw off today her hermaan mask of apathy behind which ehe has been concealing derreal her real feelings about the siamese complications she is rapidly making ready to put herself across the pathway of triumphant france it ie Is reported tonight that the foreign office has instructed dufferin to demand of the french government the positive assurance the english ships will not be molested but allowed to enter and leave siamese ports freely and if the french government refuses he is ports and leave paris at once there seema to bean element ortruth of truth in this report LONDON july 23 the bangkok correspondent of the times says ys the prompt enforcement of the blockade has seemingly convinced the siamese that the assumed friendly attempt at intervention by great britain in part has not a availed biam siam therefore will probably concede immediately the last difference liOe rence remaining between her and france PARIS july 23 28 admiral bamann has yet kadono made no report to the tile govern government as to the blockade the press and public are beginning to realize it Is useless to expect kusela russia will france in grabbing siam A despatch from pekin says the viceroys of Kwa tigel and cunnan have received instructions from front the chinese court for cul guidance dance in the tile event of a conflict between slam siani and france it is semi officially stated that tile french blockade of the siamese coast will begin today fi fifteen hundred hu nd red troops have been ordered in fit readiness to proceed to siam july 28 the night passed q quietly ae I 1 ay the anxiety continues the ke french gunboats passed butof out of the benani river last and will rendezvous with theother the other vessel vessels off the Is island landof of koh chanc chang trade is at a standstill there are no vessels in the river representatives ili it bangkok of or several powers 31 leading merchants of the c city ity and the commanders mm anders of the british and german gunboats met inet today in ili the british legation to what action tilt should be taken in ili the tile event of rioting on oil tile part of the chinese who form a large of the population the rhe question ae st was left open but it it was decided to ask slam to station nil military gitary guards in ili the business 3 centers cel lter aa as a measure tion li LONDOS july 28 the news xa WS association saw there iii is serious ancley in fit political 1 and government circles anent siamese aliese affairs gladstone lias has cancelled ills his intended visit 0 o palace palaces lord rosebery was closely engaged in the foreign office this morning and tonight this evening he lie ie Is in consultation with the secretary of the chinese legation in tit london official tele telegrams ra ins are exchanged colst constantly 3 antly and slid special messengers are travelling tra velling uninterruptedly between paris and london general roberts Ko berts recently commander in chief of the army in I 1 india ld ad a is returning hurriedly to n on from glasgow whence lie had it tended to make a tour of the tile highland LONDON LoN DOIT july 28 in the commons today the foreign secretary in ili reply to a ques question tion said the french forcin foreign rul ronister ron lster nister 1 had ad assured the tile british ant ambassador asbador to france 1 th that at the blockade of the siamese starnes e ports W would 0 U d not begin till july alst the bowsh 1 I arsh in minister I 1 meter at blam siam however had telegraphed that it actually began on oil july octh and slid this had been confirmed the F french re 11 c h go government v e rement had been telegraphed lo 10 for r a an eggia explanation I 1 aaion of the discrepancy BANGKOK july 28 the siamese government continues making every effort to maintain peace with france and Is s encouraged by the events of the last twenty four hours to believe en an understanding will be reached shortly the french flag has been hoisted at koh chang london LoND july 23 all special correspondents pon dents of the london dat dallies I 1 ies agreed tonight tit ht that the biam siam outlook Is more peaceful auf paris correspondents predict a a speedy settlement of the dispute BERLIN july as the london correspondent of the cologne gazette save china has reserved rights of sovereignty oyer the principality of chieng liong extending southward to the twenty 11 t par albel al leland and consisting of fo four ur districts to alj the right of the mekong and eight to the left oft without great knowledge china sent troops to this region mouths months ago these troops would if necessary operate cooperate co oo with the black flags 11 |