German doctors and nurses are on duty at the German Club ready to treat casualties. The ball-room of the Club is filled with loot seized from plunderers—bicycle parts, piece goods, rubber tyres, weapons, cashboxes, sewing machines, telephones, instruments, "fire" hoses, ca: es of beer, wall clocks, clothing. and a miscellaneous assortment of other odds.
The "Tsingtao Times" the course of an editorial, condemns the Chinese for destroying Japanese property here. The destruction policy, says, is one of suicide, and other nations should have opposed it.
"The forbearance shown by the Japanese to the city in spite of tremendous provocation is remarkable," it adds—Reuter, ing in the Bay, and passengers embarle are compelled to fake sampans. Taking advantage of sampan owners are charging as high as $5 per person for a trip from the harbour to the Bay: a] Regarding the inclusion of Tsingtao in the Japanese blockade, the manager of 4 British shipping frm hhere. interviewed by Reuter, said that it would not alter the shipping situation in Tsingtao, as no Chinese vessels had called here for months, Despite the tense situation, the foreign community celebrated Christmas as usual, On Christmas "night curfew was not enforced until mid-fight, instead of the usual hour of Tue University of Nanking, a missionary college with a high academic /standing, which evacuated its campus jin the capital some time ago. har decided to carry on its work in Chengtu, states a dispatch to the "Sin Wen Pao." Batches of faculty members and students of the Univer sity, according" to this report, have proceeded to the Szechuen provincial capital in readiness for its reopening, Marking Time Hankow, Dec, 29.
Following the occupation of Nan king and Wuhu, the Japanese apparently making no serious attempts to continue their" westward advan-e, according to Chinese reports received. here to-day.
It ig believed in Chinese circles here, however, that the—Japanese forees will eventually advance into Kiangsi in order {o cut the Chekiang-Slangst Railway. This would precipitate a major conflict, as Chinese troops have been massed in great numbers on the Chekiang-Kiangsi border to stem the Japanese advance.
General Chiang Kai-shek sinment, military and officials to leave Tue Hunan Provincial Government das appointed Major-General Huan Sua-liang the Deputy Commander of provincial forees, end, Nr. Chen Kuo hun the Mayor of Changsha, states Jo message to the "Siz Wen Pao."
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