Paris, July 5.
The occupation of he Paracel Islands by the French native police and the strong resentment excited in Japan by the occupation of that archipelago. induced the French papers to justify that measure in this morning's issues, The papers point out that the islands were occupied by the Empire of Annam at the beginning of the 1th century and that Japanese allegations that the French had Occupied Chinese territory were therefore entirely baseless, The French press maintain the official version that the Annamese.police Damage estimated at more than 266,000,000 was inflicted by the hostilities upon about 260 warehouses owned by Chinese banks in Kiangsu and Chekiang provinces, it was reported yesterday. Goods stored in these warehouses consisted of rice, wheat, silk, flour, and piece goods. Most of the warehouses were situate: in cities along the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow Railway:
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