Show LA BELLE FRANCE Some Observations Made by lUre iHcComicK Yes I had a very pleasant trip indeed in-deed said Mr McCornick who returned from Europe last night I sailed around in the Mediterranean to Genoa traveled northern Italy to Milan and thence to I ParisWas Was there any foundation for the ru mor mat the object of your trip was to I place a large block of Crescent stock on the Paris Bourse Well it is true a sale of Crescent I stock has been pending for the past year both in Paris and London but my trip had no connection with it The war troubles came up and unsettled everything in financial circles and the sale has not yet been consum I matedWhat What is the feeling in France over the Chinese war Until quite recently it was not thought it would amount to much but when I left the public opinion seemed to be that Ferry was expending too much money to no pupose and a strong sentiment prevailed pre-vailed against his policy I noticed this feeling especially in Marseilles and I am surprised that no violence has been manifested |