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so much so that the other European Towers will find treating with them increasingly difficult.
M. Trizon left Hong Kong on the 14th instant in a French P.&O. for Tonquin. We told me that he proceeds thither simply to ascertain the exact state of affairs, so as to be able to lay a full report before the French Government on his early return to France. He will not come back to China; nor will he (as he assured me), be replaced forthwith by a new Minister; it seems that, for the present, there will be only a Chargé d'affaires, the Secretary of the French Legation at Peking.
6.
We now hear of sharp fighting at Langson, as the French have already some ten thousand (10,000) regular troops in Tonquin. As we have already seen, there may be many sharp collisions between the French and Chinese Forces in Tonquin without any formal declaration of war.
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so much so that the other European
Towers will find treating with them
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M. Trizon left HongKong
on the 14th instant in a
of war
French
pun.
for Tonquin. We told me that he proceeds thither simply to aseertain the exact state of affairs, so as to be able to lay a full report before the French Government on his early return to France. We will not come back to China; nor will he (as he assured me), be replaced
forth with
forth with by a new Minister;- et
seems that,
for
the present, there
will be only as Changé d'affaires the
Secretary of the French Legation at
Firing.
6.
amy-day
We
ty now
hear on
may
-day of shark fighting at. Basnink, as the French chave already
some ten thousand (10,000) regular trosks in Tonquin. to we have already
seen, there
be may many
sharp collisions between the French and Chinese Forces in Tonquin
without any formal declaration :
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