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Show MAHCH TU PBKIN. Allied t'nrr.s May II. Ilrlsyrd Martlns- TrmiK A.. mil, lint hliiwl. Admiral Itcmry'a Infortuallon at lo tho strength of thu nlllul force be twecn Taku nnd Tien Ttln, namely 34, WO men, made it plainer than ever1 that It It almost hopeless to look foran idvanco beforo August 15. Tlio nd-niliilstrntlou, nd-niliilstrntlou, It It said, received no word from tho American nlllccr. talioro indicating that the allied com nsnderahnvu reducc-l their estimate jf bii.ixh) men at the minimum ttrcngth ' it thu column neceisary for a for- ' wnrd movement. It Is tmo that tlioj iepartiucut hat been notified) lliat tho country bat been partially par-tially evacuated by tho Chinese Iroopt I Jr lloxera north of Tleu Talu, but thlt t waa not regarded at Indicating that ! ny Irat resistance Is to lie expected In cnao thu allies havu to forco tlio do1 femes of Peking. |
