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Tsingtao, Jan, 18.
'A ceremony held by. the Peace Maintenance Society took place here at 11 o'clock this morning, at the City Hall, when General Chao Chi, organized bands of Chinese troops Sapanese.started-mopping-up opera: Tsinxlao Administration under the Who was Director-General of the the Mone on January 14 at Chu-hsien, and former Peiping regime, assumed his these proved so successful that the New post of "Mayor of Tsingtao. town has been cleared almost com- General Chao was appointed pletely of disturbers of the peace. office by the "Provisional Govern:
"The population of Yangchow. which ment," at Peiping. has been famous from ancient times 'The streets are gay with five Jax a centre of Chinese culture, stood barred 'Nags and' pailou have been fat about 10.000 when the Japanese erected. troops marched into the picturesque city: since when it has' soared 40.000.
On December 10 2 Peace Preservation Commission was organized and two dave later electric service was restored. At the same time regular ferry service between Yangchow and Chinkiang on the northern bank of the "Yangtze was. started.
"The motor road linking' Pukow and Yangchow is being used by Japanese troops.
Atlendance at the ceremony was Limited to these who had received tations issued by the Japanese authorities, At 11.30 this mornin Mr. A. 8.
British Customs, handed over the administration to' a Japenese Commissioner. This change has been authorized by Sir Frederick Maze, the Inspector-General of Customs, in order to forestall complications which might otherwise have ensued,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.