Japanese Campaign
BIG CAPTURES OF GERMANS. London, November 10. Over five thousand combatants were captured at Tsing-tao. The officers were allowed to retain their swords. A Japanese military administration lias been established. The first batch of prisoners has been sent to Japan. The Chinese are beginning to realise the commercial paralysis of German firms, while British firms are carrying 'on normally. Tokio, November 10. The Tsing-tao garrison has been interned at Tokio. General Kanio administers Tsing-tao. J COURTEOUS BEHAVIOUR AT TSING-TAO. Received 17, 5.15 p.m. * 'London, November 16.
j The Japanese behaved at Tsing-tao ; with punctilious, courtesy. Their siege i guns sank warships in the harbor, but ! they did not touch the town. When the ' twenty-four hours' demand for surrender i had elapsed, before commencing the i bombardment, they signalled: "Are you • now quite ready, gentlemen?" The reply i was whizzing bullets, which grazed the ■ signalman's moustache.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 149, 18 November 1914, Page 5
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147Japanese Campaign Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 149, 18 November 1914, Page 5
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