Strength of the Different Foreign'
Garrisons Tientsin, May 13.
In view of danger to the Tientsin district being imminent as the result of the fall of Tehchow and Wating, the garrisons of various Powers are hastening preparations for defence with the object of maintaining the trafic between Peking. and Tientsin and of guarding the Legation quarters and foreign concessions in Tientsin.
It is learned that at the confer-fence of the commanders of various foreign garrisons held on May 11, there was at first a difference of views between the Japanese Com-'American, French and Italian Commanders regarding the scope of the areas to be guarded by the foreign gum sons, but that after deliberate discussion on a plan submitted by, Lieut-General Arai, Commander of the Japanese Garrisons in North China, it was decided in view of at points on a 20 li radius of Tientsin, and That Japanese troops be entrusted with the task of guarding important points in the foreign concessions Tientsin, including East Railway Station—Toho.
"The above report should be taken under rewerve—Ed.
The Available Forces The strength of various foreign garrisons in Tientsin is:
The American Garrison has 4,000 troops, 20 aeroplanes, five tanks and five field-guns of the latest. typo; the British Garrison 1,000 troops, and the French Garrison 3,000 troops. Having despatched three: companies of troops to Tsinan, the Japanese Garrison has only a small number of men—Toho.
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