Tsingtao, Jan. 18.
A ceremony held by the Peaci Maintenance Society took place her? at 11 o'clock this morning, at the City Hall, when General Chao Chi, who was Director-General of the Tsingtao Administration under the former Peiping regime, assumed hig new post of "Mayor of Tsingtao." General Chao was appointed to office by the "Provisional Govern. ment," at Peiping.
The streets are gay with fivebarred flags and pailou have beer erected. 1 Attendance at the ceremony was limited to those who had received invitations issued by the Japanese authorities.
At 1130 this morning, Mr. A. Campbell, British Commissioner of Customs, handed over the administra-lion to a Japanese Commissioner: This change has been authorized by Sir Frederick Maze, the Inspectors General of Customs, in order to forestall complications which might, otherwise have ensued.
Mr, Campbell will go to Shangha) in order to take over the office off Financial Secretary to the Inspector-General, as successor to Mr. J, H.
Cubbon, who is retiring from they service in April.—Reuter.
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