On the Lth of November, the second anniversary of our occupation of Chinese ays the Ostusiatische Lloyd, the rising sun' shed forth its walden rays, but a dust-Indew northerly wind raged about us reminding that the winter was chee at Land. Axon n previous occasion the streets of Tsingtao rang with the regular tread of our German troops, but this time it was net to acquire new territory, hut to observe the upholding of the majesty of the Inw by the expiation of " hiody" crime commited outside the town, Of late we have visited by x large gang of Chinese robbers who have chosen our sphere scene of their undertakings, f-r whom the many scattered the number of native workmen coll otod in the neighbourhood promised x rich harvest, Several burglaries had been committed without the victims effecting an arrest when a gang of ten men grew bold enough to make a raid on a house in Tapaut Ina cowardly, but traly Chinese fashion, the scoundrels fired on the house and, on the occupants fleeing for their lives, looted it completely, As they were about to seek a place of safety with their booty the lice hurried on the scene and succeeded in effecting the capture of one of the robbers who was evidently " dangerous character for on his person were found large sword, an iron jemmy and other articles necessary for his nefarious practices. Sentence was dealt according to Chinese law, which this ease in meant capital punishment, At eleven o'clock in the forenoon the available troops formed the three sides of a square on the drill ground of the 4th Division whilst through the fourth side was brought the condemned man in a cart and tied to a ost. This was barely done when Major jiro ordered the troops to present arms. The sentence wax real in German by Dr. Eichheim and was immediately interpreted in Chinese by Interpreter Mootz On a sign from the Commander, n couple of quiet commands, a sharp volley was executed by ten men and the collapse of the condemned man indicated that the had been carried out. The corpse was placed in x coffin already prepared, and carried away. Aw to the necessity and advisability of the execution both Europeans and Chinese held one opinion and it is to be hoped that the lesson will have a salutary effect.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.