London, Nov. 9.
Although the announcement of the fall of Tsingtao has to some ox-tent been overshadowed by the news of the great Russian victories in Poland and Galicia, received almost at the same time, it has aroused Breat enthusiasm here, and several of the London papers devote their principal leading articles to the subject, expressing warm appreciation of the services which Japan has rendered to her Western allies. ndship had been staunch and valuable, although never exercised in the way of active measures, In the present war Japan has gone further in the service of her ally than England was called upon to go in the service of Japan, and has taken up the task of fighting Germany in Eastern' waters, with the aid of such British forces as are to be found in those seas and regions.
For having an Asiatic ally at "li England is much blamed by Germany, whose geographical sense does mot appear to be in the same measure shocked by an alliance with Turkey. For our part, we should desire to be strong enough to do without allies altogether; but as allies are necessary in Asia as well as in Europe to counterbalance our sad lack of naval and military strength, we could not desire a better and stauncher ally than Japan is proving herself to be. Her efficiency and thoroughness, and the bravery of her people, have been rewarded by a substantial success, which, we trust, will be of great value to her position and trade in the East.
The immediate future of Kiaochou lies with Japan, which will profit by German enterprise and the expenditure of German capital. The ultimate fate of Kiaochou rests, no doubt, on the arrange ments which Japan will make with China when the war is over.
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