On this head it is impossible to exaggerate Japanese generosity. Tsingtao was captured outright: after a week's bombardment and six hours' attack it had not a kick left in it. History can show but few instances of a place 80 strongly fortified 90 pusillanimously defended when the crucial moment came And in spite of! this, its transfer is being prolong: ed and hedged about with ceremonies in such a way as to give the appearance of a capitulation on_terms.
The Japanese might—and nobody could have blamed them—have entered Tei soon as it surrendered. that, prisoners have been given ample time to collect belong: ings and move out, officers drive in and out of the town in comfortable cars, the Governor—if he happens to be a lover of old _china—will have had leisure, by the time 1 Kamio leaves Moltke bar-to superintend the packing of his least valued treasures. Everything that could possibly be done to avoid hurting German—maur+ propre has been and is beit.g done. Whether the Japanese are aware or not of the positive terror with which their arrival at Tsinanfu was awaited I do not know, but their policy here is a magnificent reply to the fears that were then expressed. They are behaving in accordance with the loftiest tenets of hushido, That the Germans appreciate the treatment they are receiving is proved by the pleasure which presses i present the Chinese Republic at the ing conference at Tsingtao beand Japanese Govern-monte. This conference will be held at Tsingtao shortly to decide the administration of that territory until the termination of th> hostilities in Europe.
According to Chinese reports from Tsinan, only s couple of hundred of British troops will be left at Tsingtao until the termination of the wars whil> the remainder of the Expeditionary Force will be despatched to India or Egypt.
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