The Archive · 1914

The Transfer of Tsingtao

A GENEROUS CONCESSION BY THE JAPANESE

From Our Special War Correspondent. visited the Embassies of the Allies and the Belgian Legation where, for two hours, they demonstrated and. cheered enthusiastically, Similar demonstrations took place before the Foreign Office, War Tsingtao, Nov. 9.

At the meeting of the representtives of the allied and German commanders at the Moltke barracks on THE LAST OF THE EMDEN, Saturday the stipulations of the Allies for the transfer of Tsingtao to them were accepted without any modification.

Asa result to-day's conference was purely formal, and the transfer will take place to-morrow at the Moltke barracks, which are Gen. Kamio's headquarters.

An Imperial message allows the German officers to retain their Through Reuter's Agency, Peking, Nov, 10, The German cruiser Emde grounded on the Cocos Islands and was subsequently reduced to wreck by H. M. cruiser Sydney.

The Cocos Islands are an important Southern Indian swords in view of the fact that Tsingtao has been completely captured. The proceedings and arrangements referred to above represent a generous desire on the part of the Allies to soften the realties of the situation.

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