Manager, M, T, STAUDT now in China ports are the sloop Admiral Charnier and the gunboat Francis Garnier, which are now at Nanking; the gunboat Lagrandiere which Is midstream at Hankow; the gunboat Balny which is in the upper part of the viver at Chungking: the loop 'Tahure, now anchored at' Pel-taiyo in North China: and the gunboat Argus, stationed to protect the French settlements in Shameen and Canton, stationed Shanghai are '2nd "Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and the Ist Battalion of Royal Ulster Rifles.
'The troops under orders to proceed to China in the ordinary course of reliefs, which begin next' month, the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sco at Lahore and the Ist Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment at Singapore.
Both moves may be expedited. but far only the Middlesex Battalion under orders of readiness. It Due to the Shanghai situation, the Sth Battalion of the Gib Rajputana Rifles and the 4th Battalion of the 19th Hyderabad Regiment are under orders to proceed to the Far East shortly.
'They will be employed on internal Security duties at Hongkong and Singapore until the situation 'Shanghai's easier and' the units despatched there for the protection of British and Indian nationals can {Ioopa" Dumont Durvilie "and the [and from there will proceed to Shang: ange cttationed te auanetol are is sailing by the Holt liner Menelaus, °° withdrawn.
Savorgnan de Brazza and the gun-hai in g warship—Reuter, fom et ates Whgow, wecompanied by the Com The Viceroy of India, Lord Line boat Doudart de Lagree.
General Sir China consists of the sloop Lamarne Bin Poet sireee London, Aug. 17, tities of various groups, ofthe Robert Gasol, received" repre sons
and five gunboats.
Admiral Sir Charles Little, Com- Congress leaders, to-day.
Vice-Admiral Lo Bigot,
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