Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-21
Don't Neglect Your Wood
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s5 WATER STREET

'Yamen' of the Chinese governor of Tsing- | tao, with its central structures, it's court yards and surrounding houses. These the Germans took over, for the headquarters of their governor.
 Once on the ground the Germans work ed feverishly at making over the village and constructing the combination of Lit
 tie Berlin and German Hongkong' of
 which they dreamed. Chinese houses
 were taken over and made clean; and
 temporary barracks were built, followed
 by permanent ones. Wide streets and av- 1 enues were laid out and lined with shade
 trees; substantial business buildings and
 residences rose. Drainage systems were
 established and other sanitary measures
 taken, and a supply of pure water was
 piped from the hills. Massivr granite
 breakwater and piers were constructed;
 the harbor was dredged to a depth to ac- l commodate the largest ships. A huge |, floating dock capable of accommodating merchantmen or warship provided the finishing touch which made the once
 sleepy little Tsingtao into full-fedged commercial and naval base and outpost of empire.
 By the outbreak of the World War
 Tsingtao represented a brilliant result
 ef German efficiency Sixty million dollars had been spent In the transnor-
 matjon. An excellent railroad tapped
 the interior of Shantung, mines were
 being opened and shipping was sead-
 fly increasing. Of the city itself the
 Germans who then numbered more than
 1000 shop-keeners. professional men
 and other civilians, in addition to the military. boasted with considerable jus tifca4ion that it was a paradise on earth Even the surrounding hills, pre-
 viousty denuded had been rerlanted to forest. Good German school~ were es . taalished. The excellent bathing beach had been capitahzed by the building of . hotels and the place was fast becozmns dent in China.
 "The character of this most German , Of towns was changed in 1914 atmos; as radically and as quickly as a mo , tion picture setting is transformed from 1, a representation Of London to one of New York. The German flag came , down in November and most of the ! Germans were sent to Japan as prison l erA Civilian Japanese as well as sol diers poured in: and while the archftec
 ture of Little Berlin remained for tht
 most part unahered. the whole atmos q phere of the place became that Of Ja r pan. On their part the Japanese dis Q played greater energy even than hat n the Germans, to give the city it's sec n ond transformation. There. amid the m d congruous German buildings. bbossomet e the influence and culture of Nippon. In e deed the Japanese were more thof0ugi : than their predecessors. By the mid s dle of 1920 more than 2S,o0o Japanee - had moved to the city. Schools ha, n been established for teaching Chimes e to the newcomers. as well as the regu . lar system of lower and higher Japan e csc pubAc schools. Commerce throug' > the port grew amazingly, most Of tn } StKAH, of course, flying the Japanes e flag.
 "sTsinstao is remote from Amercz 1t but through commerce it has its con e tacts with this country. When you 50 Il suit of S1Iantung silk on a summe ,e day. the chances are high that the fab l. ric took ship at Tsingtao; and tons T e- the almost invisible hair-nets that hol j. Americas unb0bbed feminine tresses y place also start their sea journey a
 this Gernan-Japanese port Fhich i l. name now becomes Chinese"