Tientsin, Nov. 13.
Brilish troops to. be withdrawn from North China might be sent to the European front, although their destination and number could not @iselosed, British. military authorities here stated today.
British forces were stationed in North China in accordance with the protocol signed immediately after the Suppression of the Boxer rebellion in 1901. Their total number in Peiping, Tientsin and Shanhaikwan was} Himited to 1,028, Military necessity dictated the withdrawal, British authorities said. The umber of troops stationed in North China could not be divulged because it was a military secret, they added. The present strength ' was much smaller than before, they admitted, and the troops are stationed only in Peiping and Tientsin-—Domei.
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