The "Manila Times" of the 21st inst. says Lieutenant Kossman, Acting Quartermaster in charge of corrals at Manila, received orders Monday p.m., to get Waggon train ready to ship to the seat of the present trouble in Chins, Sixteen escort waggons, three ambulances and three Doughecty wagons, all uew and just from the builders in the States, have' been set up in the corral shops. "Every waggon will be provided wich a team of four mules, A number of aparajos will also be shipped in connection with the train so that. in the event of the Army waggon being not suitable, a pack train may be used. Between Tientsin and Peking, the locality where the present trouble is, there is an old bull-cart trail which has existed for many years and as an army wazzun is eligible to safely perform the evolutions Rocky Mountain goat, there can be no reason why an American "mule skinner cannot introduce a novelty in equestrianism among the almond-eyed Mungolians, Roads are unheard-of in the major portion of China, and when this difficulty is encountered the puck train will be brought into play. There is no lack of teamsters anxious to be selected to go with the train. The corral men who are to make the trip are much envied Ly the less fortunate ones, The waggon master with the 9h Infantry train will take charge.
"Rumour had it last night that the Hancock has been held, to transport a part of te expedition. The Compania Maritima's boat, Brutus, was sent out into the bay yesterday afternoon and lay at anchor close to the Logan, She will take aboard some of the Logan's cargo to bring ashore here, while nearly all the commissaries on the big transport will be taken to China. The quariormaster boat, Kansas City, managed to get out to the Logan yesterday and took off a big lot of prunes. The bay has been 80 rough the past few days that it is disastrous to small craft to make the trip into the bay to discharge any vessel's Hongkong Daily Press
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