The note of the Ministers to the Chinese Government takes into account all the German demands. It is here considered very important that the troops of the Allies shall not loave Chibli before all the demands of the Allies have been complied with and full compensation has been paid.
M.S, Gneisenau is totally lost.
Toingtao, 22nd December, 8.15 p.m.
According to an official notice from Berlin to the Chief of the German Squadron, Vice-Admiral Bendomana, 41 of the oticers and crew of the lost naval training chip Gneisenau are reported in all us missing.
Canton, £2nd December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.