Aeroplanes and Tanks ea U. S.
Transport Chaumont sareRoay, June 25.
U.S, Transport Chaumont, Shanghai toviay at 6 a isin, where all 'The' contingent charge of Col, Davis, who arrived here from Olongapo on the two weeks ao.
The Chaumont is expected to stay Taku for one day, after which she will come back to Shanghai and pick the Marines whose enlistments will expire within the next three months. After that she will probably go to the Philippines, Guam. Honolulu, and on back to the United States. If so, she will be the first US. transport to arrive back America since the recent trouble in [China broke out.
From reliable sources it was! learned yesterday that the aviation units will probably be taken from the Chaumont and landed at Tangku, near Taku, where it is probable that they will' Ay in order that the lafiters may get in their required hours of flying. The infantry anit, lsthich consists of about 500 men, will probably go on to Tientsin to {join forces with the Gth Regiment.
The tank corps, the only. one of its kind-with the Marines, and which }was: formed specially for the present Jexpedition in China, will probably remain at Tangka with the aviation With the departure of these units {there now remains in Shanghai only the 4th Regiment, the first to be Jdespatehed to China, and the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment, which made up the other half of ithe Provisional Regiment. These latter will be placed in billets at the Standard il installation, it is thought,
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