Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, today entered the Harkness Pavilion of the huge Presbyterian Medical Centre. A statement issued to the press said that the Ambassador had entered the hospital "for a rest." Iilness last! night prevented the popular diplomat from attending a special reception held in his honour by the Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations United Press." military forces on November 1 comprised $7 oticers, and 855 other ranks.
Foreign garrisons in North China then were United States, 555; France, 1,529, and Italy, 342, while the strength of the Japanese garrison could not be These figures, Mr. Butler deciared, Included the garrisons at Peiping and Tientsin, and. certain small" detachments in the vicinity.
'The disposition of the British navat forces in North China, Mr. Butler continued. was at the discretion of the 'Commander-in-Chief (Vice-Admiral 'Sir Perey Noble), and the allocation between North China' and other parts of the station varied considerably throughout the year.
On December 5, Mr. Butler stated, the stations of British warships North China were one escort vessel at Taku, one escort vessel at Tsingtao, 1nd_one cruiser at Weihaiwei.
At present, Mr. Butler concluded, there were no foreign warships in Chinese waters north of the Yangtze. except for a number of Japanese cruisers and destroyers—Reuter.
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