The Archive · 1899

Yet the French Score

To an outsider, however, it would seem that the visit was' not without result. French flag is flying from several pain the city; a site for a railway station, hospital, and official residences fins been decided upon outside the east gate, and one of the two Inrgest city temples has been let to the French for a long term of years. The sites for the station, hospital, ete, ure marked out with small w centre of attraction t" the p flock to see them. The occupation of the temple by the French has given offence to the people, especially as the entrance gates were kept closed, and it was reported that the idols had been destroyed. Placards were and still are posted about the streets, abusing the foreigners and attributing the vilest of crimes to them. The patriotic are called upon to rise and drive them back to their own country.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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