Officials Find It in Good Condition Prout Our Own Comssrosoeitr Tsingtao, Jan- 31.
As a fitting conclusion" to their self-appointed tassie of protecting life land property here, Tsingtao's 200 odd foreign volunteers or vigilantes mothered at the Courort Cafe on! January 22 to partake of a well earned dinner 10 which every member of the recently disbanded corps was invited and a right jovial and hilarious party it turned out. To every guest was issued six coupons; entiiing him to six glasses of vodka the equivalent in soft drinks, Curfew has been lifted since January 26, and many Japanese shops, with the steady return of the owners, have reopened for business. Chinese shipowners are following, sult with the return of greater con-Adence and if no untoward: incidents, occur to mar this returning con Adence, a gradual return to normalcy.
expected. This is greatly desired by the Japanese. who are investigat-{ing conditions generally with a view to the rehabilitation of Tsingtao and to this end a Sino-Japanese Commit-ce is working with Mr. Chao Chi ite head,
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