Paris, June 24.
Anglo-French military and naval talks in Singapore are being rushed te permit Admira! Sir Percy Noble, commander of British naval forces in ihe Far East, to return immediately te China, official French reports from Singapore said last night The serious Anglo-Japanese crisis at Tientsin and complications at Kulang-u, Swatow and other points were id to have influenced the British commander's decision to return to China as soon as possible.
The Anglo-French conference was reported to have decided yesterday that present British and French naval forces in the Far East need not be reinforced. It was decided that present forces are sufficiently strong to hold off Jo of conflict until reinforcements can arrive from the Mediterranean.—United Pre:
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