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present Ensis China would act with

Energy and promptitude, sending help to Annam from the interior, and preparing The Court, while they sought the moral

support of other nations, not on the ground of old rights in Annam, but

on the expediency of restraining the aggressions of France, and maintaining the balance of power, the French, though regardless of international law, and bent

only on self-aggrandisement much, would still be compelled by the force of public opinion, And the general indignation roused by

the obstruction of the trade of European

Countries, to abandon their design upon

Annam. The

Lum hsun Yat goes on to add: "Surely England,

for example, would see the importance of maintaining the integrity of

Annam,

as she saw the importance

of maintaining

the integrity of Turkey - If China follows

an enlightened and straightforward

course, cultivating the friendship and sympathy of the other European nations

then France will be isolated, and

will agree

to terms, at least better

than those which she could get now

by weakly conceding whatever the

French...

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present Ensis China would act with Energy and promptitude, sending help to Annam from the interior, and preparing The Court, while they sought the moral support of other nations, not on the ground of old rights in Annam, but on the expediency of restraining the aggressions of France, and maintaining the balance of power, the French, though regardless of international law, and bent only on self-aggrandisement much, would still be compelled by the force of public opinion, And the general indignation roused by the obstruction of the trade of European Countries, to abandon their design upon Annam. The Lum hsun Yat goes on to add: "Surely England, for example, would see the importance of maintaining the integrity of Annam, as she saw the importance of maintaining the integrity of Turkey - If China follows an enlightened and straightforward course, cultivating the friendship and sympathy of the other European nations then France will be isolated, and will agree to terms, at least better than those which she could get now by weakly conceding whatever the French...
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present Ensis China would act with

Energy and promptitude, sending help to Anuam from the interior, and prearding The Couch, while the sought the moral

support of other nations, noh do ruuch or

old rights in Annansto

the ground of

on the expediency of restraining the aggressions of France, and tedsintiening the balance of power, the French, though regardless of international lawd, and beut

Only on Welf-aggrandiss much, would still be compelled by the force of public operion, And the general indignation poused by

the trade of European

No obstruction of th

Countries

Countries, to abandon Meir design ap

ammering the whole

Kun

199

Annan. The

4

Lum ban Yat to adds: "Aurely England,

" for example, would see the importance of maintaining the integrity of

Anuani,

4

as the Raw the importance

of

nearitaiking

"the integrity of Turkey - Ich China follar "An Enlightened and alraightforward

And

" course, cultivating the freeindship "Sygnopathy of the other European nations

"

"ther France will be isolated, and

will

agree

to lerius, at leash better

"than those which be couldget how

" by weakly conceding whatheer the

French

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