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GERMAN TRADE AT HANKOZ.
Extract from "South China Homing
Post: - 13/12/5.
"A Hankow despatch states that much discussion has be
"been aroused in the city owing to the fact that a German
"firm of the port - Melchers and Co. - has since 3eptember last
*been engaged in the manufacture of Khaki uniforma, employing
*for this purpose 300 tailors; 70,000 suits have been
"completed. The German firm is said to forward the uniforms
"to Germany, addressed to the deman Red Cross Society".
UNITED STATES TROUPS IN TH; PACIFIC.
The Honolulu Star Bulletin" of the 5th November
states that, within a year, accommodation for 12,000
additional soldiers will be erected at DARU (Sandwich Islands)
and in less than two years more than 20,000 men will be
stationed on the Island,
(Sgd.) H. W. Isles,
Lieutenant Colonel,
General Staff, China Command.
Hoat Kong,
16th Decmber, 1915.
To the
Director of Military Operations, M.0.1., War office. The Chief of the General staff, INDIA and EELBOURNE. G.0.0. Straits Settlements, Singapore.
0.C.Troops, North China.
H.B.M's Military Attache, Peking.
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