London, Jan. 15.
An Admiralty communique states that the First, Cruiser Squadron has been ordered to stand by in readiness to proceed to China if so required.
The squadron consists of the} flagship Frobisher, 9,860 tons with fa main armament of seven 7.5 inch guns, the Danae, Dragon, Dauntlss and Delhi, all of 4,650 tons with a main armament of six inch. guns.
No official statement regarding the order is obtainable in London tonight—Reuter, Athens, Jan, 18.
Five cruisers of the Mediterranean lest at present anchored in Phaleron Bay have been ordered to
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