Many Refugees to Japa inforcements for Peking Tokyo, May 19.
As a precautionary measure the General Staff has instructed the Commander of the Kuantung Gar-ison to despatch a brigade of infantry and a battery of artillery from Port Arthur to Mukden, after which part of the two battalions at present in Mukden will be moved to Chinchow, According to a Changchun des patch the Japanese cavalry detachment at Kungchuling and also prt of the local garrison at Changehun-have been ordered to proceed Shanhaikuan in view of the tenseness of the situation, but official confirmation so far has been une Japanese Press Anxiety Tokyo, May 19.
While agreeing in principle with the Government's memorandum to the Chinese belligerents the ver-na cular papers express the greatest. anxiety lest the proposed steps is understood that they are considering. taking over the barracks
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