I did not know until to-day that the telephone has been installed here by the military. Yesterday, one of the foreigners succeeded in getting speech with our men Longan away in the mountains. The soldiers keep it to themselves, and. I think, do not allow it to be used at all except for government, (i.e., their own) purposes. Colonel Huang, who is a friendly man, when he understood tha desire to get through on our part, gave the opportunity.
Tue first batch of 300 Chinese police are stated to have been despatched to Shantung for the pro-Rallwey. kiaochou-Tsinan tection of the Kiaochou-Tsi
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