The present non-existence of the prohibition area for navigation in the approach to the port of Tsingtao-—extending from the west of Ta-kung tao Island to the east of Chufengtao Island—is probably not. yet widely known. Applications for the withdrawal of this prohibition area have frequently been made tothe Japanese authorities at Tsing tao, so that the following statement. by the Japanese authorities is worthy of note:—
1914, the Japanese Naval Authorities:
After the-surrender of Tsin; in
immediately took the necessary steps to keep the fairways of the port quite safe, and to sweep all the mines that had been laid by the Germans in the approaches to: Kiaochow Bay. It -was feared, however, that' there might be slight. danger in the area extending from the West of Takungtao Island to the east of Chufengtao Island, and therefore on July 1, 1915, the: Ordinance No. 92° was' issued pro-hitting the area for navigation and this area was marked in the chart published' by the Japanese Naval Hydrographic Office. Mine-sweeping was carried out so thoroughly.|by the Japanese Naval Authorities that they were satisfied there was no longer any danger in the ap-Rivition area was withdrawn on roaches to Tsingtao, and the pro-
November 30, 1916, by the Tsingtao Government Ordinance No. 191. Later, a Japanese Naval Hydrographic Office Order (No. 234) to the same effect, was repeatedly published' for the information of all concerned, and the prohibition area disappeared from the Hydrographic Office chart as long ago as November, 1919.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.