Tsingtao, Jam, 22.
Ready to start work at 9 moment's notice, 300 employees of the Railway Burealt tonday were awaiting resumption of normal service on the Tsing-tuo-Tsinan line. Fifty locomotives and 200 coaches are being prepared for service here, Repairs to the railway, which has been placed under the complete control of Japanese troops, were pro-wrassing satisfactorily under the direction of Japanese engineers, and service on the entire line was ex: Jpected to Fe resumed in the near future, rallveny officials annoseed Dome have come from the Central Government, The Tsingtao foreign volunteers, who have now been disbanded and were composed of Americans, Britons, Germans, Danes, Russians and others, are arranging to hold a reunion dance shortly, fo be held in their recent headquarters, the German Dui The Telegraph OMice, now in Japanese hanes, is again accepting messages for the berth, repairs having been completed, "iis "understood hat messages for the south will also be accepted shortly. All rates are charged in yen, and must be paid In that currency.
Elghty former local Japanese business men and consular ofleials returned to Tsingtao in the 55. Chohei Maru and a further 65. in the s. Dairen Maru a few days ai They included Mr. Ohtaka, former Consul-General; Mfr. Takahashi, man ager of the local" light and power company; Messrs. Tsuruno and Tagami, of the DOCK., who are temporarily in charge of the wharf and harbour department; Mr, 'Takeshita, Teal estate broker, now attached 10 the navy deparinient; Mr. Yasuda formerly a local jockey and now temporarily with the navy department and managers of the RIK. Yoko-bhamo Specie Bank and' Bank of Tokyo he was ready to act promptly Chosen.
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