Kiaochow
Britishnoun
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The only task that fell to their lot on land was that of capturing Kiaochow.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
Japan, although by the fortune of war Germany's heir to Kiaochow, did not purpose retaining it for the remaining term of the lease; she had, in fact, already promised to restore it to China.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
A highway connects it with the Yellow river, and it is joined by a railway 280 m. long to Kiaochow.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
The Germans seized Kiaochow Bay and created a naval base there; they also acquired railway and mining rights in Shantung, which, by the Treaty of Versailles, passed to Japan in accordance with the Fourteen Points.
From The Problem of China by Russell, Bertrand
Yes or no, does Kiaochow, whose population is exclusively Chinese, form an integral part of the Chinese state?
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
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