Troops are pouring into Tientsin daily, every train being crammed. There are now three trains aday, at eight, at noon, at four. On Monday 500 French jannes from Toulon arrived; yesterday 250 sailors from the Italian "flagship and today the Germans made a brilliant entree of 900 men from the ' See-Infanterie," all fine fellows headed by a bani.
hear that there are another 1,20 Germans at Taku, besides the 15th American Infantry, the '9th American Cavalry black troops who did such splendid work at Cuba and all with 15 years' service—and two more Marine Regiments belonging to the French.
A report from good sources is now going the rounds here that Count Waldersee, one of Germany's most brilliant Generals, is on his way out here. If this is the case, he will take supreme command, he being the senior officer.
1th August.
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