Paris, Nov. 13.
The French War Minisiry released the following, communique:
"The 1901 Protocol, a sequel the Boxer rebellion, grants those for-ign Governments who are signatories of that document the right to station troops on various points of China's territory in order to ensure freedom of traffic between Peking and the sea. Of these Governments, those of Great Britain, France, the United States, Italy and Japan avail themselves' of that right.
"Following the outbreak of the Present European conflict, it was felt by the British and French Governments that it would be advisable to withdraw some of their troops from North China for use elsewhere. was thus decided to send home the greater part of the military contingents of the two Powers in the said area, Due attention, however, was ald' to the necessity firstly of ensuring the safeguard of British and French property in Peking and elsewhere: secondly, of fully retaining the above-mentioned rights of military occupation, and thirdly, of maintaining in Tientsin a suMeient force for the maintenance of order in the British and French Concessions, This, decision was made known to the other signatory Powers of the Boxer Protocol. it is pointed out that France still has important forees stationed in Shanghai, while the French police forces in the Hankow and Canton Concessions have been substantially increased in order to relieve the military qarrisons there."—Havas,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.