Transport to Bring Reliefs for Navy and Marines Saturday, June 2.
The USS, Chaumont," transport, will be in China waters soon, pay-Ing one of her regular visits to re-Heve personnel of the U.S. Navy and US. Marine Corps who have com: pleted their tour of duty China, The programme of the Chaumont is as follows: Manila, arrive Sune 12, leave 18; Hongkong, arrive Tune 17, leave 20; Woosung, arrive June 23; Chinwangtao, Sune 25; Chefoo, arrive July The Chaumont will not come up to Shanghai on her outward journey, while another vessel due. to touch Woggung shortly is the USS. Isabel, yacht, On her journey from Han-Kow to Tsingtao she will anchor at Woosung for a brief period on June 6. The U.SS. John D. Ford arrived in Shanghai yesterday, and is to leave on June 6 for Chefoo, where she will join the remainder of Des: troyer Squadron Five.
The USS. Augusta, flagship, Jdue at Woosung at 1 am.. to-day, from Tsingtao. The U.S. Isabel, yacht, bringing Admiral Upham from up-river, is also due at Woorung this morning, and it is believed that he will transfer to his flagship, which [will proceed to Tokyo.
First arrangements for Admfral Richard's voyage to Tokyo called for the use of the colonial cruiser Savorgnan de Brazza, due in Shang-bal from Hankow to-day, but it has now been decided that he will sail direct in his flagship, the Primauguet, Jwhich is at present on a visit to Hongkong. workers at Pootuns 'According to a report from the Strike Committee on the fracas about 200 Russians headed by British employee landed at Pootung attempt to drive away the pickets. 'The Russians, armed with fron bars and sticks,' assaulted the pickets, inflicting severe injuries to] Seven of them. One foreigner also] fired. skyward twice, causing great excitement on the wharf: The re port could not be confirmed in Suthoritative circles, however.
Tu order to bring pressure on the management of the BLC.C. factories, the strikers had requested the Sea-nien's Unions, the SUR. & SHNR 'Transportation Coolies' 'Union and the Wharf Coolies' Unions to refuse tu transport B.C.C. products. Although the Shanghai Branch of the Chung Hwa Seamen's General Labour arrange to notify local tally-men to cease transporting B.C. products, the cigarettes are still being transported.
If China goes to war with a country that uses poison gas during operations it will be unnecessary to produce gas masks. According to the Chinese newspapers, the Living Buddha of Sikang Informed the newspapers that knew certain incantations which were proof against all forms of poison, eluding poison gas. These tions he recited to the newspaper
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