Completion of—Comprehensive Tour of North China Mowoay, June 20.
Major-General Duncan, command er of the Shanghai Defence Force, returned to Shanghai yesterday after his visit to the north. In addition to making an inspection of the situation at Tientsin and king, he visited practically all other points in northern China. where important foreign interests are concerned. Included among these was Chinwangtao, where he took the opportunity of' seeing the great- organization of the Kailan Mining Administration, Tt may be remembered that when General Duncan left Shanghai he was accompanied by his chief of general staff, Col, Viscount Gort, vic. Viscount Gort did not return with General Duncan, but for the present is remaining in north China.
General Butler, commanding the American Forces,'is now on his way to Shanghai in the transport Richmond, and is due here to-morrow. It is understood that this will be a comparatively short visit, as his headquarters are expected in future to be at Tientsi
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