The Archive · 1927

Shanghai Washington, Mat, 28

The Navy Department announced, that in view of the threatening poste! tion.at Shanghai, Admiral Williams,' \Commander-in-Chief of the U, Se. Asiatic Fleet, is concentrating therd all ships which can be spared frond other points. met The developments in Ching during the week-end have in nowise Lessons, ed the anxiety of officials here, And the mobilization of additional Maxingl units is proceeding speedily. Fiftoant hundred marines, who wore ordered to leave for China on Saturday, a now being mobilized in Philadelphi Quantico" "and elsewhere and. wi Probably sail next week from Sant Diego in the transport Henderson which is hastening to San Diegd from Nicaragua, The composite force will known as the Sixth Regiment of Marines and will be commanded by, Colonel Harold Snyder, who has had distinguished record in the Philip pines and France. Attached to the force will be an entire naval aviation' squadron of twelve bombing planes land fighting, planes.—Reuter,

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