Brinkley, F. (Frank), 1841-1912 · Boston : J. B. Millet · leaf 220
he possession of the placewould have been very valuable to the Frenchsquadron. Whether that prospective advantageconstituted an excuse for a sudden attack in timeof peace, it is unnecessary to discuss. At allevents, the advantage was not reaped; for theChinese garrison of Kelung flooded the mine… … CHINAS EDUCATION make peace. But to commence hostilities withthe object of accelerating amicable negotiation,is a kind of manoeuvre not yet endorsed by civil-ised opinion. With the Kelung incident to v^arnthem, the Chinese naval and military authoritiesat Foochow must have begun to feel uneasy asto…
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