The cruiser, H.MS. Birmingham, was to-day ordered by the Admiralty to prepare to start immediately for the Far East, The, Admiralty insisted the orders had rio connection with recent. cident in the Orient "involving British ships, but said the Birmingham had been undergoing repairs for the past two months in. preparation for entering the China service, It was denied that other ships had been ordered to stand by In preparation for sailing orders—United Press,
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