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Show KIAOCHOW. Kiaoehow. Germany's foothold in China, undoubtedly will be wrested from the kaiser 's empire as one of the results of the present war, and all the millions lu.l urinti i m nrnvpmnnt s will be lost. The German ''sphere of influence" influ-ence" will pass into the hands of Japan and ultimately may be restored to China if pressure enough is brought to bear. The report of the American vieo consul con-sul at Tsingtau shows that the concession conces-sion was rapidly growing in importance and that the commercial situation up to the tinic of the breaking out of hostilities hostili-ties was regarded with satisfaction by the Germans. Last your there was an increase in the gross and net values of traele. Extensive buildiug continued, the result, of enormous hind saleB in 1912. The higher purchasing power caused by abundant crops was reflected in a substantia increase in imports. The government slaughterhouse enjoyed a re orn car in tnc; nuiuue, 01 ainmuis slaughtered. The Shantung railway also had a record year iu boll, passenger and freight traffic. The population, both Chinese and foreign, showed a substantial substan-tial iDcrea-e over the census of 1010. Upon Tsingtau, the principal city of Kiaoehow, the German have expended millions and bent all their energies to make it file most popular resort, in fhina, and have met with considerable success io the past. They have provided the be-d of hotel accommodations and the hotels were -well tilled when the storm broke. Tsingtau has extensivelv advertised all over t Una. Now- a single breath of the war god has blown away the house of eardi mid ail the capital and energy expended hv the Goi-inaii'i in Kiaoehow goe4 Tor naught. Whether the l.'nited SIuI.-h w ill lose trade in consequence remains In 1 seen. American canned goods have heretofore here-tofore .ee extensively us... I in T; in - I a u and coal oi ha- be..,, swppli.-d Iron, the I'uited slater to a eon ideial.de- elect. . iii ii American sewing machines also found a j market and one srrrsti con. puny expected j to devoiot, an extensive trade by open- ,ng sewing schools and teaching the na- j tives how"to operate the machine;. Hen if Kioachow tiually reverts to China, T.Miigtau will probably remain a citv of western civilization and not re-lap'se re-lap'se into the slough of orientalism. In that event the German occupation ol the territory-will have proved of great advantage not onlv to China but to till commercial countries as well. When the war clouds have lolled away Tsingtau ami Hie province of Kiaoehow ought to develop more rapidly than heretofore, and will undoubtedly do so unless the Japanese attempt to divert the trade solely in their direction |