| Show THE FRENCH FLEET Frances Naval Bureau in No Shape for a Campaign Few Officers Fewer Ships and Empty Arsenals But the War Must Go On France Is Committed Condition of the French Fleet MARSEILLES April IIt is reported that the vessels of the Tonquin fleet are in a critical condition Their boilers are almost useless It would be impossible to use a majority of the transports now at Toulon for Chinese service 1 because their draught is too much to permit them to enter the Suez Canal Arsenals and pro Iiision stores are almost empty and there I is a dearth of officers I NEGRIERS WOUND DANGEROUS The position of the French at Chu is 1 extremely precarious General Negriers wound has assumed a dangerous character charac-ter The recapture of Langson is difficult diffi-cult if not impossible until next year A CHINESE EMBASSY FOR PEACE BERLIN April 1The Chinese embassy at this post think the change of ministry I at Paris will induce the Chinese government govern-ment to renew serious negotiations for peace between France and China DEFREYCINET BACKS OUT PARIS April IThe third edition of Soil issued late last night says DeFrey cinet has asked President Grevy to entrust en-trust the task of forming the new Cabinet Cabi-net to some one else S FREYCINET RECONSIDERS LONDON April IA dispatch from Paris received this morning reports M de Freycinet has now accepted President Grevys offer and will form a new Cabinet Cabi-net immediately |
