THE RENNES COURT MARTIAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2279, 22 September 1899, Page 7

THE RENNES COURT MARTIAL.

TO Till; riil'lOK. L.W.M. Sir, Kindly permit inn space for a few rt marks on thin affair. Re.nlera wli«' Inve n the H'il*j--<:t a ni'dfrate shuc of attention are of course aware. ;hi" incident in the outcome of a conspiracy enteroil into by the chiefs of '.he French army, pnb.bly are'leihy the majority of iln- military b"i>, U> ovei throw tin' then weak anil d scredi eil enverimient Of the l'.,n li Kepuhlic, ami mm, uliuU it a inilit ir\ di 'tatoi>hip. If then the p: ntr.it .a'-' i«."inst the \er of the i'.eni.ei' e Mi't maitial at ih" <auOus nieetli.g-i he'd in the <■ colonies anil elsexviieie ■ishto.i'.e ]ira-tieal and i ■-'•■ al effect to liie.ir feeliiiu-n they shoulil mute in ?n----eudi-av. uring to indu■■<: Lord S.iishuiy to add a imi! on or so men to tin; present British anny in order that it may challenge the F-en.-h army, a« distingiu-heil from the Fieneh people, to un duel a mod -to a mortal combat—when it's on the cards they may -core a vietorv, and inflict severe punishnv nt on then, for their rovcl-'ti' nary projects in yeneral, Mid their cruelty to Captain I)re\fiiH in particular. Failing sue ■-? in indneioL'L"i'l Si'isbury to enter into .'his ii> w of th • situation - which is o .: pos<il le —'.»onbi in not he well for them to " kei p their hair on '" un'il it is known win th'": til■• Miinter of ,ln-t;ce W.ll exercFe the power whi h M. Mellaril, the counsel of tie- Ih'evfn?, family h .s sta'ed v.'ta in Inr , to rel'cl the eoi.ii-martial's veidiet to the Court of Cassation for p \ si .11 ; and in 'lie <-\ent of nirn icfen-.re Py the .\linist rof Ju-ti •• to wait until julg in -nt thereon has been delivered by that Cnu't? Sk:..X. Qneen-itown, Sept. 20.