Passengers on vessels touching here, unless their destination is Tsingtao, are not permitted to land, nor are residents permitted to board vessels without special permits from the Japanese authority Foreign merchant \yessels anchor in the outer. harbour and Mes Jardine and Butterfield's which have kept up r regular service to Tsingtao, anchor their shi near what is known &s the U.S. Navy Pier in the inner harbour or Back Bay,^taking on or discharging passengers and cargo by sambaas to and from the beach landing there, under the surveillance of the Japanese authorities, Due to there being no inducement in the shape of export from Tsingtao now, very little ocean shipping touches port. The extremely convenient pier running out into the outer "harbour could easily handle what little cargo and passenger service there is going. but the naval authorities for no really sound. reasons have put their erboten" on this also and rather grudgingly permit its use by the men of the one or two foreign men-of-war usually anchored in the harbour.
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