ther German forts. So unexpected
was the sudden collapse of the defense that at six o'clock, when the
Governor sent Major von Kayser, his adjutant, with a white flag to
make terms, the signal of surrender was not observed and the
Japanese, far from suspecting the German officer's purpose, opened
fire, killing Von Kayser's trumpeter and shooting his horse under him.

The formal capitulation of Tsing-tau came at 7.50 o'clock on the
evening of November 7, 1914, when both sides signed the Japanese
terms. The Germans surrendered unconditionally, but were accorded the
honors of war. On November 10, 1914, at 10 a. m., Governor
Meyer-Waldeck formally transferred possession to General Kamio, and
German's last foothold in Asia passed from her possession.

News of the fall of Tsing-tau, although not unexpected, caused great
rejoicing throughout Japan and among her allies, and profoundly
stirred the German world.

The German attitude was expressed by an editorial in the Berlin
"Lokalanzeiger," which said: "Never shall we forget the bold deed of
the yellow robbers, or of England that set them on to do it. We know
that we cannot yet settle with Japan for years to come. Perhaps she
will rejoice over her cowardly robbery. Here our mills can grind but
slowly. Even if the years pass, however, we shall certainly not often
speak of it, but as certainly always think of it."

The Japanese and British forces made formal entry into the captured
city on November 16, 1914. The Germans had done all in their power to
destroy supplies, nevertheless the spoils of victory included 100
machine guns, 2,500 rifles, 30 field guns, a small amount of
ammunition, about $6,000 in cash, 15,000 tons of coal, 40 motor cars,
and a large quantity of provisions. Prisoners taken numbered 4,043,
including the governor general and 201 German officers and 3,841
noncommissioned officers and men.

The casualties on both sides, considering the length of the siege and
the intensity of the gunfire in both directions, were remarkably
small. The Japanese had 236 killed and 1,282 wounded, the British had
12 killed and 63 wounded, including two officers. The Germans
estimated their losses in killed and wounded at about 1,000 men. To
the Allies' losses must be added 10 killed and 56 wounded, all
Japanese, by the explosion of German land mines several days after the
surrender.

PART III--THE WAR IN AFRICA

CHAPTER XI

CAMPAIGN IN TOGOLAND AND THE CAMEROONS