FRANCO-CHINSESE WAR.
NAVAL OPERATIONS. Hongkong, March IG. News is to Immi that the Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer Surat while in Chinese waters recently was stopped and searched for contraband of war by a French war vessel. It is announced that the British China squadron lias been ordered to rendezvous at this port. FRANCE AND CHINA. London, March l!>. An authoritative denial has been given to the report current yesterday that tiermany had offered to mediate between France and China and it is announced that M. Paleimtre. French Amhassadut at Pekin, has been authorised to negotiate with the Chinese (iovermnenl for an amicable settlement uf tie- difficultv.
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Woodville Examiner, Volume 2, Issue 155, 20 March 1885, Page 2
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