THE JAP-GERMAN WAR

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 112, 14 January 1915, Page 3

THE JAP-GERMAN WAR

A QUAINT SUMMARY OP EVENTS. - The following summary of the Japanese action against the Germans at Kiao-chau is-contributed to the London Daily Mail by a Japanese journalist, Toniu Uraitu, writing in Erigfish:<— ■ Now is Kiao-chau taken, war news from China is free. Some interesting histories may be told now. At beginning of affairs, usual preventions of war correspondents did not let reporters near the neighbourhood. Some men from Shanghai thought to stay with missionary folks there, but Japan's authorities thought that, too, and warned missions no such I guests to be permitted. The German Governor Waldek told Kaiser's wish of fortress to be defended by last man. One Lieut-Com-mander Weder reasoned his comrades not worth the certain sacrifice, and Captain Hess, of German artillery, re- j sponding tills as cowardish, a duel was proceeded. Some officers of the litis bairack, sympathising the coward, attacked the other dweller. The history much mentioned by all our men in those parts. My jast article I state the talk about China's' neutrality all nonsense without explicating, news of success not then arriving till last few days. . . TITvBY TAT. I It is really the funny case of tit-by-tat, Belgium "mote" in Kaiser-eye and j the China ''boom" in eye of Nippon. ' German Minister protesting too strongly the infringement China's neu-j trality by Japan! China must to pre-j vent us from attacking fortress by land'side, or Kaiser will hold China responsible- Is this not too laughterish? ' Poor China telegraphing to Berlin j how it is not possible to defend neu- I trality by troops, but giving gracious j , permission to both armies to engage on j ■ her neutral countryside. Chinese ar-1 mies on edge of occupied parts was not' to trouble Japan, but to prevent j China's rebels from making interfer- ; ence. ' Chinese President orders strictly approvable and correct. Outside neces sary war zone, China's neutrality is re garded by all except German aeroplane. Chinese soldiers co'-operated together with Japanese land division, and very carefully hard .operations prolonged the affair. Forts are strong sort, but all. well known by Japan's officers, who have the uebersichtskarte specially prepared. Some China newspapers still writing the stupid things about getting back this part, forgetting the lease does not step for eighty years more, and China is therefore not worse off when Japan and Ally has overtaken it. Such politic are the premature at present.