On the 20th of June last the Editor of the Siam Free Press received a note from Mr. E, H. French, H.M.'s Consul at Bangkok, asking him to come round to the Consulate. When he got there, verse Lord Chatham, with his sword drawn, Was waiting for Sir Richard Strahan, Sir Richard, longing to be at em, Was waiting for the Enrl of Chatham The latest news of the situation, as given in the Siam Free Press of the 23rd ult, that "the Siamese legions he was told that the Siamese Govern- have found discretion the better part ment objected to the tone of the articles of valour, and retreated from all posi-in' his paper, and that Capt, Jones, V.C., ti ions claimed by the French, 'I'here H.M.'s representative in Siam, had appears to be little fear of any further instructed Mr. French to give the editor conflicts along the Meikong Valley. a warning, When the editor asked for Phya da Chow, Adjutant-General of the a specification of some of the objection-Siamese Army, is about to leave, if aot able articles, he was told that it was not already left, for the peaceful banks of any particular article that was objected the Upper Meikong.
Several hundred to, but the general tone of his writing. t cops left the other day for the East, He then asked to have the "warning" and more are said to be ready to which he had been invited to receive follow. The majority of the French put in writing, and on the afternoon of China Squadron are now in Saigon. the same day he received the following ere is a general feeling amongst communication F J judges of the situation that Siam will "Bangkok, June 20th, '93. yield on the oppon nce of French force, "Sir, or a determination to push matters to "T forward to you in w ug the he extreme." A correspondent of the memorandum of what I just now said Singapore Free Press, whose means of tu you. ascertaining the real character of the "Tam, resent political situation, as regards Yours obediently, indo-China and Siam are," that journal "E. H. Frencu, says, " of an exceptional nature," has "HB.M. Consul. made the following representation of his views "The Siamese Government having complained to the British Government "Phe clearing-up of the difficulty, so that articles published in your paper long expected, does not make itself are a serious danger at the present apparent.
I scarcely think that, at moment to public security, I ain now bottom, France really is anxious to instructed to warn you to be more make war upon Siam'; there are many discreet for the future in the tone of reasons to prevent that. But the lack your articles and extracts. 1 of energy and genuine force which
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