Commander Tiekell, who has just. ret ed with the naval contingent from Chi states that what impressed him. most the splendid efficiency of the drafts from the fustian Their cornu and transport arrangements were, he considers, ply perfect, and always ready to mech contingent: aving real +o muell about the German transport system, he expected to find them easily first, but found that their hastily scratched together transport kept the rest waiting and then erally was the first to break down. He Iso rear praise for the American troops, the only friends the English had.
chun med up considerably with fiom the U.S.A, and a lot prejudices und corners got rubbed Usmoothed down in the mixing proc lit the contingent recvivel grat holy. "One of the most usefitl to the Commonwealth that we brought away was a thorough idea of w discipline should be in the coming Australian navy." His opinion on the Boxer movement coiticides with that of men who claim know something about China, in that the movement is ax vet only in its infancy. Commander Tickell, Lieut. Biddlecome, and Pavnuaster Treacy had the to he quarantined in Sydney Ducal festivities were in full in Melbourne, and only returned after they were allover.
Melbourne, ist May.
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