Japanese aeroplanes, six or more at a time, visit Tsingtao daily, roaring low over the city and its foot-hills. No bombs have been dropped so far, and the planes seem to be merely observing Most of the postal staff evacuated soon after the mills were blown up, but what small quantity of mails got through to Tsingtao was sorted by a volunteer band of foreigners, and all letters reached athens safely.
As regards the maintenance of law and order in the city, most of the active policing appears to be done by the large body of marines, although almost the usual number of policemen are to be still seen at their posts. While mo major incidents have been reported, differences of Opinion have arisen from time to time between the civilian population and the Chinese marines, who have adopted a "very cocky attitude and throw their weight about a lot."
The exact number of Americans left behind when the U.S.S. Sacra-monte sailed from Tsingtao was not known to the present party of evacuees. From another source, however, it is learned that about 150
Americans are still in Tsingtao, with possibly another dozen living in the outskirts. A party of about 25 to 30 more were reported to have gone on board a coastal steamer and to be on their way down to Shanghai,
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