BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
The Times says that France stubbornly roßiVs the evacuation of tho Bahr el-Ghazil rpgion ;■ hence Sir E. J. Monson's warning. Tt adds that a British protectorate over Egypt is quifß possible. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Wakefield, desired cordial friendship with France, which had been impeded by France's policy of exasperation and unreciprocated concessions. An agreement with Russia was desirable, and be believed it would be obtainable. Great Britain's relations with Germany and America were a guarantee that
peace had drawn nearer. The futurr of the colonies was dependent on the treatment accorded them. The colonies were opening new markets, and thf real federation of the empire would follow colonial federation. Mr Chamberlain's Wakefield speech indicating the entente between Germany and England, is warmly approved of in Germany, but has aroused angei in Paris, where the feeling is expressed that England desires war. The Dupuy Cabinet desires to end the Monson incident. Sir E. J. Monson, in an inspired semi-official note, disclaims any desire to criticise French policy or internal affairs. Mr Lockroy, French Minister for Marine, has ordered six submarine boats of a novel type, <*
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Clutha Leader, Volume XXV, Issue 1274, 16 December 1898, Page 6
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188BRITAIN AND FRANCE. Clutha Leader, Volume XXV, Issue 1274, 16 December 1898, Page 6
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