Strength of British Troops Told-by War Secretary London, July 27.
Including Indian and Colonial troops, the strength of the British forces in Shanghai, Tientsin and Hongkong on July 1 was 445 officers and 8,087 other ranks, declared Mr. Leslie Here-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mr. Here-Belisha was replying to a question by Mr. Harry Day, Labour member for the Central' Divition of Southwark.
The strength of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps as at September 1 last was 214 officers and 2,267 other ranks, Mr. Here-Belisha added.—Reuter.
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