Perce und quiet reign at Chefoo, according to passengers arriving here rom that port, All Chinese soldiers, they add, have evacuated Chefoo, Oceasionaily, Japanese planes pass over the city on observation fights Tsingtao, "A Briton, Mr. E. H. Gordon, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking (Corporation. is chairman of the new body. Mr. W. S. Elliott, an American, Is secretary, and Mr, FG. Keefe, also an American. is treasurer.
'Mr.' Theodore Antoschowitz, a German, who holds the post of Chief Inspector of the Tsingtao police, hes Jsesigmed as a protest against" the tation of the Chinese police In sell~ Ing recovered loot In order to pay their own salaries, which are In arrears.
The Chief Inspector honded_ in his! resignation also because the Chinese police were demanding protection money from property owners, posting notices saying "protected" or "un protected" on such property.
Mr. Antoschowltz Joined the Tsing tao police 39 years.ago, and was taken prisoner of war In 1914 when the Japanese occupied Tsingtao. rejoined the police force in 1926, Router.
Pingtu to Leave Tsingtao, Jan. 4.
Mr. Samuel Sokobin, the American Consul-General here, has advised the eleven Americans living at Pingtu, $0 Illes north-west of Tsingtao, to come to Tuingtao. 'The request was made telephone conversation with Dr 'Aitrea W. "Yocum, who had called Mr. Sokobin to inform him'
Japanese air raid on Pingtu.. The leven Americans concerned are all missionaries. They belong to the Southern Baptist Mission. The only other foreigner in Pingtu is Mre. Grace Sears, an American: ter.
Tsingtao, Mayor at Chuchou Hankow, Jan, 4, Admiral Shen Hung-lich, the Mayor Tsingtao, Mr, Ko Kwang-ting, the managing director of the Klacts! Railway, and General Vu Hsueh~ chung," commander of the Chinese garrison In Tsingtao, have arrived at Chichen, "in southern Shantung, by motor from Tsingiao—Reuter.
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