Tsingtao Jan. 10. THAT encountering any resistance, the vanguard of a ypanese naval landing party completely occupied Tsingtao fat 3.10 o'clock this afternoon.
Prior to.the occupation of the port Japanese aircraft distributed handbills urging Tsingtao citizens to give over the city peacefully to Japanese forces.
The handbills dropped by the planes directed that white flags should be hoisted over the public buildings, that Chinese police should be concentrated in an area especially assigned for them, and that Chinese representatives should go to the Tsingtao Shrine to-start negotiations with the Japanese forces.
Those who surrendered to the: Japanese would be pardoned, but those who realsted would be severely punished, the handbills stated.
Following the occupation Japanese commanders announced that they would respect the rights and inter~ sts of third parties In the city. They also urged that all foreign residents take refuge In, the safety zone take over afl administrative duties from the foreign volunteers—Reuter.
Taingtae Now Self Geverned Tsingtao, Jan, 'A. new body, known as the "Foreign Community Emergency Committee," has been formed to cooperate with the China Merchants Association in the administration of "Tie Japanese bluejackets immedi ately started operations to maintain order In the clty—Domel.
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