Kiaochow

/ ˈkjaʊˈtʃaʊ /

noun

German explorers had examined the coast and had noticed the favorable situation of the harbor of Kiaochow.

A highway connects it with the Yellow river, and it is joined by a railway 280 m. long to Kiaochow.

Now we come to the events of last November, when Germany suddenly swooped down on Kiaochow.

Tsingtao and the port of Kiaochow should belong to Japan, as well as the Tainan railway.

The German government in 1899 declared Kiaochow a free port.

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