Tokyo, Jan. 12.
Curfew will" be enforced from seven o'clock in the evening until seven o'clock In the morning, it Is announced in a proclamation which the commander of the Japanese naval landing forees addressed to the poulation of Tsingtao.—Trans-Ocean.
"Urgent Order Tsingtao, Jan. 13.
A proclamation, entitled "Urgent Order;" was posted throughout the ity to-day by the Japanese authorities enjoining the. populace "to rely. ness of Japanese the peace." It Shanghai, Jan, 12.
Scones of destruction and pillage rested Japanese landing parties as they took possession of Tsingtao, a Japanese naval spokesman said yester= day morning, The up-to-date textile plants, representing Japanese investments of '3900,000,000, were a pile of ruins. The heavy machinery had been blown up and the factories subsequently set on Also out of commission was the: giant electric power plant at Szefang, the industrial area of Tsingtao. city power plant. however, was in a. ood state, as was the telephone exchange, the spokesman stated.
Japanese houses along Liengning were completely looted and some of them destroyed, while other Japanese ofelal residences and private homes were only empty shells, having been completely plundered: Included were the Japanese Consulate-General, Japanese schools, hospitals and banks, Thanks to the efforts of the foreign vigilantes, "the spokesman suid, the waterworks were intact.
L-Announced that Japanese troops would take all possible steps to maintain order.
2.-Asked the populace to ce-operate with "the Japanese authorities maining peace in the port Asked the populace to facilitate the movements of Japanese troops.
'4-Threatened "severe punishment to looters and ineendiarists.
'b.-Promised rewards for Information leading to the discovery of hidden explosives or arms.
Announced that curfew would be imposed from 7 pin. until 7 am. ally.
Japanese supervisors were installed at the Post OMce here to-day, a though hitherto no announcement regarding the censoring of mails has been made.
The arrival of the supervisors was followed by the withdrawal of the 200 Marines who were sent to guard the building yesterday. The regular star of the Post Office is at present functioning as usual.
'Meanwhile, - the Japanese fags' above the Post Office and Customs buildings have been hauled down by the Japanese authorities Reuter.
Govt, Institutions Taken Over More Troops Tokyo, Jan. 12. ill Chinese Government and public institutions in Tsingtao have been taken over by the Japanese marine force which is now maintain 1g peace and order in that, port, according to Japanese repens re-eelyed here to-day.
These include the Municipal Government building, the telegraph and telephone offices, the elecirie power ministration office, the - Customs House and the meteorological obserytatives of the Chinese populace in Tsingtao met the Japanese authorities to-day in the compound of the Tsingtao shrine and, alter a brief discussion, are said to Tokyo, Jan. 13.
Following the landing of 2 Japan-jose military detachment yesterday, more Japanese troops were disembarked at Tsingtao to-day, according Japanese reports received here. Further batches of soldiers, it is stated, will be landed at the port on. Friday or Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Japanese authorities are investigating the extent of the damage done to Japanese property in Tsingtao. Among the Japanese public establishments known to have escaped destruction are the Japanese naval what, the Consulte-General, the Japanese police station, the Bank of Korea, and the Produce Exchange building—Reuter.
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