About 70 men of all ranks of the United -States Embassy guard at Peiping due for seasonal fellef, lett here on Thursday night and yesterday for Chinwangtao to embark onthe United Stateg military transport Henderson.
It is understood that only technical services are being replaced. these Humbering about dozen men. and although no oficial figure of their humber has been published. itis believed that this is a close estimate.
The. United States Embassy guard has averaged. about, 200 men, durin Feeent years. and, the present move Fepresents the most. considerable re-notion in their strength. to dale—
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