With fears of a possible Japanese attempt to land troops in Tsingtao, fa state bordering on panic has developed here.
'All the Chinese' banks, Reuter earns to-day, are being closed, among them tke Bank of China, All) outgoing ships are crowded with being Chinese.
Members of the Tsingtao Municipal. Government are evacuating, and it Is rumoured that the Mayor, Admiral Shen Hung-lich, is also ready to leave, Shipping companies have been warned to keep steam up in their ships, as they may be required to Teave harbour at any time at half an hour's notice, This Is believed to indicate the Intention, of the Chinese authorities to close the, harbour, which can be done by sinking a ship across the mouth, 'Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Szefeng, about fifteen miles from the centre of Tsingtao, have been ordered to evacuate.' Foreign ob-Servers take this to mean that the Chinese intend to. blow up the Japanese mills which are situated
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