r CE tense situation to Tsingtao has resulted in the birth of a foreign. volunteer corps, members of which will be armed only with sticks, The commander is a Briton, Mr. A. R. Hogg. who has under him a force of more than 340 men. Russians, with 150 members, represent the strongest national body, followed next by 135 Britons and 51 Germans.
The few others who belong to the force are persons of various nationalities, No Americans have joined the corps.
Tt Kos evidently been considered inadvisable for them to do so as the United States light-cruiser Marblehead and the United States destroyer Pope are in port for the special purpose of protecting American interests,
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