28 NOVEMBER 1896, page 1

General Billot, The French Minister Of War, Is Evidently Not

satisfied with the condition of his Army. He has taken the very unusual step of receiving a " syndicate " of military editors, to whom on Monday he made a speech which would......

The French Government Is Very Anxious, It Is Believed, That

Turkey should not be allowed to declare herself bank- rupt, the greater portion of the Ottoman Debt, which now amounts to 2120,000,000, being held in France, and in powerful......

News Of The Week.

T HERE is something going on in France in connection with the Turkish subject which is worth our readers' attention, for it may produce large consequences. The first and last......

The French Have An Odd Way Of Seeking Alliances. M.

Trarieux, for example, ex-Minister of Justice and sober politician, advises his countrymen to receive all British advances with favour, because an alliance with Great Britain......

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