Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30

from New Guinea. the imperial governor
residing on the island of Neu Pommern.
I'm China.
1t is in China, however, that the Ger
mans are making most progress. They
seem to have a tacit understanding with
the Russians as to the territory, and have
such contracts with the Chinese as will
give them an enormous part Of the trade
OF north China. BY the treaty through
which Kiau-Chau bay was ceded to Ger
many that country was practically given
the control OF the trade and commercial
development Of the province of Shantung.
This province Is Just south Of Chilli, which
Ii Hung Chang ruled, and in which is Pekin,
and north OF Kiangsu, where Shanghai is
situated. The Grand canal runs through 1t
from north to south, and the Yellow river
crosses it in a northeasterly direction.
1t has as much territory as New Eng
land, and a population about one-third as
large as the whole United States. 1t is a
country Of great mineral wealth. 1t has
vast fields of coal which are yet unde-
veloped, and gold has been found in the
mountains. By the treaty Of the Kiau-Chau
the Germans have the right to construct
railroads through this territory and also
to develop mining property for ten miles
on each side of the roads. The roads are
so planned that they take in several great
coal fields, and make them tributary TO
klau-Chau bay. The treaty provides that
all machinery and materials must come
from Germany, and that in any future de-
velopment OF the province by the Chinese
they must first apply to German capital
lists for money for all their schemes. In
other words, Germany has the first chance
at everything in Shantung, and the people
OF no other nation can come in until she
has decided that it is not worth her while
to do so.
The actual territory owned by the Ger
mans contains only about 200 square miles:
but there is a neutral zone back of this
which practically belongs to them. which
is thirty miles in length, and. as will be
seen, the treaty in reality gives them the
whole province.
The bay of Kiau-Chau is about twenty
miles square. 1t is large enough to anchor
all the ships Of the Pacific and the Ger
mans are dredging 1t and building break
waters, so that 1t will eventually be one
Of the finest ports of the far east. They
are now spending about S2n. 900. COO on a sea
wall to inClose the inner harbor. they
have laid a railroad to the quarries in the
hills, several miles away. and carry the
stone down on steam construction trains.
They are putting out piers and making har-
Dor improvements which would be a credit
to any Of the European ports. They are
building dry docks which will do the re-
pair work of the great German steamers
and are fortifying the bay.
German Town of TsinEtau.
A German town is going up on the edge
OF the harbor. The native Chinese are re-
stricted to quarters outside 1t. and the
buildings within will be for Germans, made
after the German fashion. A complete sys-
TEN Of water mains and sewers is being
laid, The pipes for this are of horseshoe
FORM ranging from FIVE to nine feet in
diameter and put together with Portland
cement. Streets and roads are being cut
OFT Of the solid rock. They are well graded
ana one OF them runs along the seashore.
forming a bund or park within the sea
walls. Many buildings are going up. Two
lighthouses have been constructed, a hotel