The "Ostasiatische Lloyd" issued the following as an extra yesterday morning Tsingtao 24 June 8.39 p.m.
Nearly 8,000 marines of allied forces have now been landed at Taku, including 1,200 Germans. They will make an or-guised attack on the Boxers around Tientsin. Tientsin has suffered greatly from bombardment.
A French officer who has succeeded in getting through from Tientsin to Taku reports that the Russians alone have lost 150 men.
The German gunboat Iltis has again gone to the front, going up river. Her lookout reports that masses of Chinese are nearing Tangku. An immediate attack is expected.
ARRIVAL OF THE POOCEI, The C.M.S. Poochi, which has been engaged in lightering work at Taku Bar for the past three months, arrived here yesterday from Taku, vit Chefoo. She was present during the taking of the forts, and through the kindness of one of her officers we were furnished with further details of the operations.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.