Affairs in France.

Feilding Star, Volume XX, Issue 194, 24 February 1899, Page 2

Affairs in France.

— — — — o Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright Paris, February 23. A hundred thousand troops are concen trated in Paris along six miles in the lin< of route from Ely see to Perela. The chaise which accompanies Faure's funera; procession will take the members of the Patriotic League, who have been forbid den to join the procession. Ten thousand medals bearing the effigy of the Duke oi Orleans and six moulds for easting, have been seized in Paris. The British ultimatum to the Sultan oi Muscat caused a flutter in Paris. It U now semi officially declared that France only desired to secure a commercial anc| coaling wharf at BanciarJisha. The late President Faure's funeral is proceeding quietly. Crowds occupied the vantage grounds along the route over night. Members of the Patriotic League were cheered. The army and Judges of the Court of Cassation were received with cries of vive V annee. The wreaths filled twelve cars. General Zui-'inden, with a brilliant staff, led the procession, London, February 23. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the leading statesmen attended Faure's memorial service in London.