And now we come to the question of restrictions by the military, Well, I have to admit that during my three-weeks' sojourn in Tsingtao 1 experienced no inconvenience whatsoever due to interference by the ruling authority. Naturally one sees armed sentries at practically every street corner and the usual squads of marching troops, but a modus vivendi has been established between the Chinese and foreign population and the forces occupying the areas and peace and quiet prevails. It is only when one wishes to leave the holiday resort and go exploring the neighbouring countryside that one's movements are restricted. For then one should be in possession of a pass duly stamped and sealed by the military authorities.
In spite of all the rumours to the contrary, there is no curfew in Tsingtao. The beach cafes have been closing at midnight as clients are few and business poor, but the cabarets in the centre of the town remain open until past 3 a.m.
Japanese time, which is one hour later than standard time, has been adopted in Tsingtao. This is a decided advantage to the holiday-maker, as it gives him an extra hour of daylight in the evening.
Except for the presence of numerous Japanese troops in the town and suburbs the visitor would never know that Tsingtao had recently experienced the horrors of modern warfare and was even now occupied by the invader. For that matter, very little actual fighting took place in this area and the only damage to property appears to be that caused by retreating Chinese troops who destroyed all Japanese spinning mills before evacuating the territory.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.