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Show CRUISERS IN READINESS FOR SERVICE Estimate 6000-7000 From United States Still Living In China WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 !U.R) The United States may dispatch a cruiser division to the Far East immediately to aid evacuation of Americans from China, it was indicated today by authoritative sources. sourc-es. Official confirmation by the navy and state departments of impending reinforcement of the 1J. S. Asiatic fleet was lacking. It was not known whether a decision has definitely- been made or whether the ships to be sent to China have been designated. Reports from the west coast indicated, however, that the warships of Cruiser Division 6, scouting force, U. S. fleet, were being groomed for some unusual service. In some quarters here it was believed these may be the ships destined for Asiatic service. serv-ice. t'Kina Kx presses Kegrets Information that the cruiser squadron might be sent to the Kar East came shortly after Chinese Chi-nese Ambassador C. T. Wang expressed ex-pressed his government's regrets over the bombing of the American Dollar liner President Hoover by Chinese planes, and offered to make redress. The bombing incident was believed be-lieved a prime motivating factor in the reported plans to send additional ad-ditional vessels to take Americans out of danger zones. Altogether it is estimated there are between 6,000 and 7,000 American nationals still in China. Twelve hundred U. S. marines are now enroute to Shanghai from San Diego to reinforce the fourth regiment of U. S. marines on guard duty there. |