Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

(Mr. Conger reports that 18,000 Chinese troops have been sent to the border of Manchuria to preserve order according to Chinese neutrality proclamation. He states that because of Russia’s opposition the troops that were originally intended to be sent into that part of Manchuria already surrendered to China will be kept on this side of the Manchurian border.)