The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-09
GERMAN pRocLAMATloN.
The one fstuod co Che rahing Of Klai
Chou Say From China.

Chou HAN from AhtnAf
New York. Jan. According 20 the I
Washington correspondent Of The Her.
aid me navy department has received /
reports from Rear Admiral McNair, who /
was recently relieved from duty In COM
mand Of the Asiat.o station Among
them was O copy OF proclamation Is
suod by Admiral Won Diedrioh, com.
handing the German naval force on tho
Asiatio station. The PROCLAMATION Is
important, inasmuch as 10 shows that
Gormanys intention az the time Of land
ing force at Kiao Chau bay was 20 re-
main thora permanently, II reads.
"To an concerned with reference 20
the cossiou OF this territory:
81. high commissioner, IN obedience
70 the commands Of his imperial Ger
man ma josiy, have landed a force Of
MARINES and have occupied Kiao Chau
bay with a cess 10 the islands 20 tho left
I within the boundaries as set forth be-
| low.
con the west In straight line from
the coast through Tung shang, 10 a
point IS Il (six miles, from Kiao Chau
to the west az high tide, thence IN O
northcrly direction 20 Ia PA Ehr, where
a custom house Is located; thence 10 tho
confluence Of the two rivers, Kio and
Takoo, and proceeding eastward 20 the
cast coast Of the centre Of Ia Oshan hay.
The eastern boundary 20 run from tho
sand centre southwark 10 the Chiate
and Chalion is.au d.
"The above described territory Is 20 Id
held By Germany for occupation owing
% the murder OF German missionaric.
/ IN lie province Of san Tung, and Il b.
. tut ra.0nab.e that China should b,
called uprn 10 make due ruparation The
said territory Is therefore taken, as Z
, guarantee that such satisfaction viii D,
/ given AS my government may desire.
'Thi proclamation g. accordingly e.
I sued Cor general information, and mcr
s chants and others in the various town
5 iu Ching Toa are expected 90 undcrsian.
9 that they au 90 pursue their usual ave
9 cations and not give q willing car 20 IN
I hammutory rumor ~ evil doers.
b "I have also 90 observe that relation
Of au Ify aud friendship have always cS
j. ifod between my empire and China
ard in thr interruption Of peace som
days iuc Germany made every eioi
in coming 90 thc uscuc, oxhihiiiu
= tcriva spirit NJ nc.ghbur'y fricndl
ucs The landing of f1uo at pWscu
Z must NOT Dr. con 'urd as an act % ho
{, ul.iy to China. and you need u0i harlC
. amy mi rf.urs Or Suspicion 0n oil
" point Noulllr DO VIII d. che dlty
Z, official. towo,oet 40 lass abiding p
= BE OBJ Che end chat tranquility an
= prac may be attained, and ou ihe 9TH
hand. 0rc punishment iu acCorian,
=, with Chinese law, win OIL inflicted q
an Cvd doar creating a disiurhanu
y, should there Or any fierce ruians On
" ing to iniur German subjects of into
cts. twin rise with Germany 90 ial
~ measures fu thDir protection. and ]
th0ra Or uo resistance. a winfnl viol
ton % this win no, only prove 90 u5 %
r. VANTAGE. hut calamity may oycrtakc q
M. eyl deer
il. "OMcers ~ the Chinese govornmel
!. win however stin continue 90 oxcrui
/. thar Official functions in the ternt0
oocuriod d. ODE German forces, hi
hereafter should thcw o. causes th
cannot De- personally disposed OF, ihl
'i- should Del presented 90 the g1vcrnme
az en- buradior general. as the militia
n. yamen, for attention and adjustment.
M. "As regarls the buying and selling
#, land, 90 win not DE- permitted unless {
i. sanction of this government b. first q
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