• Contains also: Advertisement for the Twin Disc Torque Converter - Advertisement for Mosinee Industrial Paper. * Includes: among others: Benguela Railway - Indian Pacific Express - The Overland - Prospector - Zig Zag Railway - "The Fish" Railway - Bagad Railway - Bahia Minas Railway - "Super Continental" - Beijing-Moscow Railroad - Chu-Kuang Express - Hedschasbahn - "Pink City Express" - Sanyo Electric Railway - "Hikari" - "Orient-Express" - Tokaido-Express - "Sumatra Railway" - Aqaba Railway - Trans-Cameroon Railway - "Polar Bear Express".- "Sand and Mine Railways in Canada-Labrador".- "Gasolene".- Notes and report on the railways in the Congo area with related publications in "The Railway Specialist".- Transiranian Railway.- Uhuru Railway - "Union-Limited" - Trans-Arab Railway - Padang Railway - Lomé-Blitta Railway - Trans-Saharan Railway - California Zephyr - "Aerotrain" - New York Central Railway - Vista Dome Car.

On November 14, 1897, the German Reich occupied the Chinese port of Tsingtau and, in a contract with the Chinese Empire dated March 6, 1898, leased an area of 550 km² with Tsingtau as its center for 99 years - the Kiautschou protectorate. The province of Schantung, to which the leased area actually belonged, was declared a German area of interest and a neutral zone. In this area the empire received concessions for the construction and maintenance of railway lines and mines. However, as early as 30 October 1895, the German Reich had the right to establish branches in the international contracted ports of Tientsin and Hankou, which had existed since 1859/60. And of course the empire, like the other great powers and other states involved in China trade, also maintained a legation in Beijing. German missions were also active in the interior of China, as were German merchants, especially in Shanghai. The German Reich was therefore indeed heavily involved in China and saw itself as such. Against this background, the xenophobic riots in China in Germany that began at the end of 1899 and quickly became more serious were perceived as a threat. The regent, Empress Cixi, remained ambiguous at first in her measures against the "fist fighters united in righteousness", referred to by the colonial powers as "boxers" for short, units of the imperial Chinese army partly allied themselves with them. The uprising continued to increase from January 1900 onwards, with excessive acts of violence against Chinese Christians and foreigners. From May 1900 the foreign landscapes in Beijing were threatened by insurgents, the railway lines from Beijing to the coast were attacked. The Gesandschaften therefore requested military support. In May 1900, the German Reich sent a contingent of the III Sea Battalion stationed in Tsingtau to Beijing, two further companies were ordered to Tientsin, and the cruiser squadron moved to the roadstead before the Taku forts at the mouth of the river Peiho. Meanwhile, the situation in Beijing continued to deteriorate and further troops were needed. In June 1900, the troops of the colonial powers in China formed an expeditionary corps led by the British admiral Seymour (2066 men). However, this was stopped in mid-June by Chinese troops (boxers and regular army) and had to turn back. The foreigners and Chinese Christians in Beijing had meanwhile barricaded themselves in the Gesandschaftsviertel and were cut off from the outside world. The allied colonial powers (USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Japan) stormed the Taku-Forts on June 17, the Chinese government ultimatively called on all foreigners to leave China on June 19. On 20 June the German envoy, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, was murdered in Beijing. By edict of 21 June, China effectively declared war on the Allies, but this was not reciprocated by them. The Allied troops withdrew to Tientsin at the end of June 1900. In Germany, on 25 June, a naval expedition corps of 2528 men (under Major General von Höpfner) was formed from the members of the naval infantry. In addition, on 3 July the order was given to set up an expedition corps of volunteers from the army (under Lieutenant General von Lessel). The Allies had agreed to form an international expeditionary corps, with Germany as commander-in-chief. On 12 August 1900, the former chief of the Great General Staff, Field Marshal Alfred Graf von Waldersee, was appointed commander-in-chief of the international armed force, which finally comprised 64,000 troops. Waldersee used the "Army Command East Asia" as a staff. The East Asian Expeditionary Corps set sail with its first parts on 27 July in Bremerhaven, when Emperor Wilhelm II gave the famous "Hun speech" at their farewell. With the 19,093 men of its East Asian Expeditionary Corps under Lieutenant General von Lessel, the German Reich provided almost a third of the international armed forces. Description of the holdings The documents of the Army High Command in East Asia must be regarded as lost. The tradition in the Heeresarchiv at the time was lost with it during the air raid on Potsdam in April 1945. The holdings of RW 63 therefore only contain fragments of written documents that have been preserved elsewhere by chance. Characterization of content The collection essentially comprises reports by the physician of the colonel Dr. Müller, plus a few letters. Citation method BArch RW 63/...

Contains among other things: Temple of Heaven; Summer Palace; Cathedral of Tianjin; Gesandschafstviertel; Zongli Yamen; Shan Hai Guan; quarters of the German troops in Tianjin; city fortifications and city gates in Beijing; soldiers of various colonial powers; German officers in their quarters and on excursions to the environs of Beijing; French envoy Also contains: 1 picture negative; each approx. 9 x 13 cm; photographs (without named author: Officer of the German Naval Battalions), black and white

• 1900, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Dept. Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe, FA Margravial/Grossherzogliches Familienarchiv description: Contains: - Murder of son Clemens as envoy at the Beijing Boxer Uprising Contains: <br />Ermassination of son Clemens as envoy at the Beijing Boxer Uprising

August Hofmeister was a member of the German Embassy Guard in Beijing (1907-1909). Underneath: Photo albums, postcards, Chinese souvenirs, tropical helmets, flags, newspapers and more.

Contains among other things: Export ban on weapons and war material to China; General Field Marshal Graf von Waldersee sent to China as commander-in-chief of the international protection force; Schutztruppe moved into Beijing; East Asian expeditionary corps supports needy families and crews Darin: List of members of the German Navy who received an award for special services in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion

Contains also: Accompanying letter to Prince Heinrich of Prussia as leader of the Kreuzergeschwader sent correspondence, Apr. 1898

The archive of the Mission in China for the period 1872-1954 contains correspondence and documents relating to the organization. There are also documents on the Boxing Revolution, the international settlements and courts, internal politics, international relations and political affairs. There are also documents on Dutch nationals of Chinese origin, treaties and (customs) agreements, hydraulic engineering and harbour works in China, railways, shipping and aviation, and opium issues. There are also documents on refrigeration and other Indian-Chinese issues (including monthly reports from the Dutch-Indian General Intelligence Service), political issues in Indo-China and the Far East and the course of the Second World War (including documents on Japanese war crimes). There is also an archive on German (and Austro-Hungarian) advocacy, a secret archive, documentation (including a number of cards) and the deposited archive of the military attaché in Chunking,

Contains in particular : Corvette Captain Karl von Hornhardt, Commander S.M.S. "Lynx", Tsingtau, 02.1909; S.M.S. "Thetis", Shanghai, 1903; group pictures of society; team group shots; field hospital II, Imperial German East Asian Expeditionary Corps, Beijing, 1900-1901; photos from the time of the "Boxer Uprising", 1900-1901; group photo from Tientsin; group photo in the garden of the garrison hospital Hiroshima, Japan, 04.09.1903; private album East Asia, China and Japan

• 1901, Federal Archives, BArch N 700 Lauenstein, Otto von (Lieutenant General) description: Contains and others: Map sketches; map of the Imperial Winter Palace in Beijing; listing of all foreign armed forces in the province of Petschili Includes:<br />Map sketches;<br />Map of the Imperial Winter Palace in Beijing;<br />Listing of all foreign armed forces in the province of Petschili

On November 14, 1897, the German Reich occupied the Chinese port of Tsingtau and, in a contract with the Chinese Empire dated March 6, 1898, leased an area of 550 km² with Tsingtau as its center for 99 years - the Kiautschou protectorate. The province of Schantung, to which the leased area actually belonged, was declared a German area of interest and a neutral zone. In this area the empire received concessions for the construction and maintenance of railway lines and mines. However, as early as 30 October 1895, the German Reich had the right to establish branches in the international contracted ports of Tientsin and Hankou, which had existed since 1859/60. And of course the empire, like the other great powers and other states involved in China trade, also maintained a legation in Beijing. German missions were also active in the interior of China, as were German merchants, especially in Shanghai. The German Reich was therefore indeed heavily involved in China and saw itself as such. Against this background, the xenophobic riots in China in Germany that began at the end of 1899 and quickly became more serious were perceived as a threat. The regent, Empress Cixi, remained ambiguous at first in her measures against the "fist fighters united in righteousness", referred to by the colonial powers as "boxers" for short, units of the imperial Chinese army partly allied themselves with them. The uprising continued to increase from January 1900 onwards, with excessive acts of violence against Chinese Christians and foreigners. From May 1900 the foreign landscapes in Beijing were threatened by insurgents, the railway lines from Beijing to the coast were attacked. The Gesandschaften therefore requested military support. In May 1900, the German Reich sent a contingent of the III Sea Battalion stationed in Tsingtau to Beijing, two further companies were ordered to Tientsin, and the cruiser squadron moved to the roadstead before the Taku forts at the mouth of the river Peiho. Meanwhile, the situation in Beijing continued to deteriorate and further troops were needed. In June 1900, the troops of the colonial powers in China formed an expeditionary corps led by the British admiral Seymour (2066 men). However, this was stopped in mid-June by Chinese troops (boxers and regular army) and had to turn back. The foreigners and Chinese Christians in Beijing had meanwhile barricaded themselves in the Gesandschaftsviertel and were cut off from the outside world. The allied colonial powers (USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Japan) stormed the Taku-Forts on June 17, the Chinese government ultimatively called on all foreigners to leave China on June 19. On 20 June the German envoy, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, was murdered in Beijing. By edict of 21 June, China effectively declared war on the Allies, but this was not reciprocated by them. The Allied troops withdrew to Tientsin at the end of June 1900. In Germany, on 25 June, a naval expedition corps of 2528 men (under Major General von Hoepfner) was formed from members of the naval infantry. In addition, on 3 July the order was given to set up an expedition corps of volunteers from the army (under Lieutenant General von Lessel). On arrival in China, Lessel also assumed supreme command of the Naval Expeditionary Corps and all other naval units deployed on land in accordance with the corresponding order of 27 July. In the meantime, the Allies had agreed to form an international expeditionary corps, with Germany as commander-in-chief. On 12 August 1900, the former chief of the Great General Staff, Field Marshal Alfred Graf von Waldersee, was appointed commander-in-chief of the international armed force, which finally comprised 64,000 troops. Waldersee used the "Army Command East Asia" as a staff. The East Asian Expeditionary Corps set sail with its first parts on 27 July in Bremerhaven, when Emperor Wilhelm II gave the famous "Hun speech" at their farewell. With the 19,093 men of its East Asian Expeditionary Corps under Lieutenant General von Lessel, the German Reich provided almost a third of the international armed forces. Structure of the East Asian Expeditionary Corps: 3 infantry brigades to 2 infantry regiments with 9 companies each 1 fighter company 1 cavalry regiment to 4 escadrons 1 field artillery regiment to 3 divisions with a total of 8 batteries 2 light ammunition columns 1 battalion heavy field howitzers with 2 batteries 1 pioneer regiment with 9 companies each 1 hunter company 1 cavalry regiment to 4 escadrons 1 field artillery regiment to 3 divisions with a total of 8 batteries 2 light ammunition columns 1 battalion heavy field howitzers with 2 batteries 1 pioneerBattalion of 3 Companies 1 Railway Battalion of 3 Companies 1 Corps Telegraph Department 1 Medical Company 1 Munitions Column Department with 7 Munitions Columns 1 Train Command with 3 Supply Columns, 1 field bakery company, 6 field hospitals 1 stage command with 1 horse depot, 1 military hospital depot, 1 stage ammunition column, personnel for 3 war hospitals and one hospital ship, several supply stations Already on the 4th day of operations, the first day of operations was at the hospital. On August 1, the Allied troops (about 20,000 men) gathered in Tientsin had once again set out and this time were able to fight their way through to Beijing. On August 14, Beijing was taken and then plundered for three days. The Chinese government fled to the south. When the international troops under Waldersee arrived in China, the situation was essentially settled, Beijing and Tientsin were horrified. Numerous "punitive expeditions" for the final destruction of the Boxers followed, in which the East Asian Expeditionary Corps was also intensively involved. The Allied approach was characterized by excessive brutality and numerous riots against the civilian population. On January 10, 1901, the Regent accepted the conditions of the Allies as laid down in the "Boxer Protocol" signed on September 7, 1901. The East Asian Expeditionary Corps was disbanded on 17 May 1901 and transformed into the East Asian Occupation Brigade stationed at Beijing, Tientsin, Langfang, Yangtsun, Tangku and Shanghaikwan. Structure of the East Asian Occupation Brigade: 1 command staff with administrative authorities 2 infantry regiments with 6 companies each, of which 1 company mounted 1 escadron hunter on horseback 1 field battery 1 pioneer company with telegraph detachment 1 field hospital The East Asian Occupation Brigade was further reduced in size and restructured on 1 May and 11 December 1902. On 6 March 1906, the East Asian Occupation Brigade was also dissolved and replaced by a battalion-strength detachment. This was replaced on 5 April 1909 by a naval infantry unit, which was wound up in 1910. The East Asian Department in the Prussian Ministry of War (inventory PH 2) was organizationally responsible. The holdings initially comprised only three AE, which together with the few files of the Schutztruppen formed the holdings RW 51 Kaiserliche Schutztruppen and other armed forces overseas. In 2008, nine further AE of different origins were added and a separate portfolio RW 61 was now formed. The inventory was developed in February 2010. Description of the holdings The holdings contain the documents of the East Asian Expeditionary Corps and the East Asian Occupation Brigade, as far as they are available in the military archives. Characterisation of content The inventory contains hardly any real material files. It consists mainly of several German-Chinese place name glossaries. Worth mentioning is a publication about the locations Langfang, Yangtsun, Tangku and Schanghaikwan with numerous illustrations. State of development The inventory initially comprised only three AE, which together with the few files of the Schutztruppen formed the inventory RW 51 Kaiserliche Schutztruppen and other armed forces overseas. In 2008, nine further AE of different origins were added and a separate portfolio RW 61 was now formed. The inventory was developed in February 2010. The documents of the East Asian Expeditionary Corps and the East Asian Occupation Brigade must essentially be regarded as lost in the fire of the Army Archives in 1945. Only pieces that have survived by chance have been preserved. These were supplemented by documents from the environment of the two associations, the branches in Tientsin, Hankou and Beijing. Citation BArch RW 61/...

• Contains among others:<br />Christmas parties in China 1903, 1904<br />different places: Hsiko, Schangli, Beijing, Tsingtau<br />Large Wall<br />Hinterland Travels<br />Parades<br />Port Views description: Includes a.o.: Christmas parties in China 1903, 1904 different places: Hsiko, Schangli, Beijing, Tsingtau Great Wall Travels inland Parades Port views 1903-1904, Federal Archive, BArch RW 61 East Asian Expeditionary Corps and East Asian Occupation Brigade

202 sheets, Contains and others: - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of Dr. Karl Reinhardt, 1888 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of Dr. [...] Büge, 1888 - Report of the interpreter Dr. Karl Reinhardt on the determination of origin, religion and language of the Indian merchants living in Zanzibar, 3rd ed. May 1889 - Recommendation of the seminarists Dr. [Franz] Grunenwald, [...] by Varchmin, Alfred Forke, Emil Krebs, Heinrich Cordes and Peter Merklinghaus for the interpreting service in Beijing, 1889 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the seminarists [...]....] Czerlinsky, [...] Drewes, [...] Flügel, [...] Homeyer, [...] Lasker, [...] Lüderitz, [...] Noebe, [...] Schlief, [...] Scholz, [...] Vielhaber and [...] Weber, 1889 - Recommendation of the Referendariat [...Lüderitz for the Interpreting Service in Tangier, 1889 - Register of graduates of 11 March 1890 who entered the Dragomanat Service or were in other employment in the Orient - Register of graduates of 8 March 1890 employed in Asia and Africa. November 1890 - sending of the Referendar Wilhelm Padel to the Imperial Embassy in Constantinople, 1892 - sending of the Referendar Georg Brinck as interpreter aspirant to the Imperial Embassy in Constantinople, 1892 - recommendation of the seminarists Emil Ohrt, Hans Ackermann and Kurt von Groß for the Interpreting Service in Japan, 1892 - Admission of Maximilian Xaver Uebel to the Arabic class of the Seminar for Oriental Languages, 1893 - Order of the Diploma Examination of the Seminar for Oriental Languages at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin, 22. June, 1889. Berlin ohne Datum [1889] (print) - Eduard Sachau, Report on the effectiveness of the Seminar for Oriental Languages at the Königliche Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin during the first five years of its existence from 1887 to 1892. Berlin 1893 (print) - Sending of the Kammergerichtsreferendars W. Rössler as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Consulate in Zanzibar, 1893 - Assessor Dr. [...] Hauck sent to the Imperial Legation in Tehran, 1893 - Referendars Dr. [...] Ohrt as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Legation in Tokyo, 1893 - Referendars Dr. K. Meidinger recommended for the interpreting service in Constantinople, 1893; booklet / binding;

228 sheet, Contains and others: - Acknowledgment of the Referendary Dr. Paul Eckardt for his recommendation to the New Guinea Company, 1893 - Sending of the Referendary Emil Krebs as interpreter aspirant to the Imperial Legation in Beijing, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Paul Eckardt for his recommendation to the New Guinea Company, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eckardt, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eckardt, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eckardt, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Krebs, 1893 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the development and activity of the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the period from October 1892 to October 1893, 15 October 1893 - Memorandum of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the establishment of Russian language courses and the employment of the necessary teachers, 2nd ed. January 1894 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the recruitment of a teacher for Swahili, [January 2] 1894 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the recruitment of a lecturer for Turkish, [January 3] 1894 - Recommendation of the seminarists [...] Dulheuer and P. Müller for the interpreting service in Constantinople, 1893 - Recommendation of the seminarists Bernhard Heine and Ernst Rohde for the interpreting service in Zanzibar, 1893 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the legal trainee Ernst Rohde, 1893 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the legal trainee [....] Egger, 1893 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the trainee interpreter Dr. Gustav Neuhaus, 1893 - Sending of the trainee Bernhard Heine as interpreter aspirant to the Imperial Consulate in Zanzibar, 1894 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the trainee Ludwig von Mutius, 1894 - Notification of the trainee Dr. Peter Merklinghaus for the interpreting service in China, 1894 - Report of Prof. Peter Merklinghaus, 1894 - Report of Prof. Gustav Neuhaus, 1894 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the trainee Dr. Bernhard Heine as interpreter aspirant to the Imperial Consulate in Zanzibar, 1894 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the trainee Ludwig von Mutius, 1894 - Notification of the trainee Dr. Peter Merklinghaus for the interpreting service in China, 1894 - Report of Prof. Gustav Neuhaus, 1894 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the development and activity of the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the period from October 1893 to October 1894, 8 October 1894 - Memorandum of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the replacement of the title "Interpreter/Dragoman" by another name and on the position of the lawyers who emerged from the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the Imperial Interpreting Service, 21 November 1894 - Note concerning the career of interpreters. Berlin] [1888] (print) - Reservation of the Referendary [...] Dulheuer for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1894 - Recommendation of the Referendary Dr. A. Seeliger for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1895 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. A. Seeliger for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1895 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. Dulheuer for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1894 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. Seeliger for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1895 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. Seeliger for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1894 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. Seeliger for the Interpreting Service in Constantinople, 1895 Peter Merklinghaus as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Embassy in Beijing, 1895 - Sending of the Referendary [...] Dulheuer as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Embassy in Constantinople, 1895 - Evaluation of the academic achievements of the Referendary Ernst Rohde, 1895 - Evaluation of the Qualification and Suitability of the Referendars Dr. Peter Merklinghaus as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Embassy in Beijing, 1895 - Sending of the Referendary [...] Dulheuer as Interpreter-Aspirant to the Imperial Embassy in Constantinople, 1895 - Evaluation of the Qualification and Suitability of the Referendars Paul Schüttel and Dr. Philipp Vassel, 1896 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the development and activity of the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the period from October 1894 to October 1895, 25 September 1895 / 7 February 1896 - Sending of the Referendary Dr. Philipp Vassel as Dragomanats-Eleve to the Imperial Legation in Tangier, 1896 - Report of Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the development and activity of the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the period from October 1894 to October 1895, 25 September 1895 / 7 February 1896 Dr. Eduard Sachau on the development and activity of the Seminar for Oriental Languages in the period from October 1895 to October 1896, [23 September 1896] - Recommendation of the trainee teachers Otto Koffka, Richard Kunze and Wilhelm Müller for the interpreting service in Japan, 1896 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of the trainee teacher Dr. Eduard Sachau Heinrich Betz, 1896 - Referendar Max Hesse's recommendation for the interpreting service in Baghdad, 1896 - Evaluation of the personality and scientific work of Referendar Carl Bergmann, 1896 - Referendar Wilhelm Müller's secondment as an interpreter aspirant to the Imperial Legation in Tokyo, 1896 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of Referendar Heinrich Bergfeld, 1897 - Evaluation of the qualification and suitability of Referendar Dr. Hesse Karl Meng, 1897 - Sending the referendary Walther Maenss as Dragomanats-Eleve to the Imperial Legation in Tangier, 1897; issue/bound;

contains among others:- letters to Jenny Roller, née Dubbers, by son Gottfried Roller from Tsingtau (1904, 1908)- letters to Maria (Mirz) Krauss, née Roller, by brother Gottfried Roller from Tsingtau (1900-1912)- diaries by Gottfried Roller (1898-1908, 1908, 1908 - 1915)- photographs of cities in China: Beijing, Tsingtau (51 photographs)

Contains among other things: Agreements with von Heyking on the procedure for acquiring the base, Aug. 6, 1896 Sketch of the Bay of Kiautschou German Consul General, Oskar Stubel, in Shanghai, etc. concerning "Polecat" memorial, July 2, 1897

Folio 98: Telegram from Commander-in-Chief Hong Kong to Admiralty 6th August 1914 endeavouring with HMS Minotaur, HMS Hampshire, HMS Newcastle to cut off Emden [German light cruiser] and 4 colliers bound south east from Kiao Chau. I may go to Yap, then to Saddle Island. Coal probably for German Admiral who may be processing to South America or chasing Montcalm [French cruiser]or returning to Kiao Chau. Fitzmaurice commands HMS Triumph whose crew has almost been completed by 100 of the 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Folio 100: Telegram from Commodore Hong Kong to Admiralty 6th August 1914 HMS Cadmus sailed with fleet colliers. HMS Triumph sailed. Telegram from Rentiers Manila to Admiralty 6th August 1914 7 German merchant vessels at Manila including Princess Alice and Sachsen both with wireless telegraphy, former 4 central pivots for 4.7 guns. 32 German reserves booked for Shanghai by Pacific Mail Steamer Manchuria leaving 7th August for Hong Kong. Folio 101: Telegram from Ambassador Tokyo to Admiralty 6th August 1914 yacht Mekong accepted and transferred to the Commander-in-Chief. Folio 104: Telegram from Sir Edward Grey to Sir C.Greene (Tokyo) 6th August 1914 as our warships will require time to locate and destroy German warships in Chinese waters essential that Japanese should hunt out and destroy the German armed merchant cruisers who are attacking our commerce now. Folio 105: Telegram from Admiralty to Commodore Hong Kong 6th August 1914 prepare for issue 4.7 ammunition for merchant cruisers four eight gun sets 150 rounds per gun not 200 rounds. Issue four rounds gun trials. Folio 106: Telegram from Commonwealth Naval Board of Administration, Melbourne 6th August 1914 latest report of movements of German man-of-war Geier [German gunboat Dutch ship Houtman in Makassan Strait on 5th August. Planet [German surveying vessel] at Mazatlan 3rd August Commander-in-Chief China proceeds to intercept Scharnhost [German cruiser] and possibly Gneisenau [German cruiser] about 6 degrees S.Latitude, 162 degrees E.Longitude. Course probably South east. Folio 107: newspaper cutting from the Evening News 6th August 1914 reporting the naval battle off Wei-Hai-Wei. Folio 108: newspaper cuttings from The Globe 1st War Edition 6th August 1914 reports that Russian Squadron sailed from Vladivostock and a German squadron left Tsingtau presumably in quest of the Russians. Folio 112: Telegram from Reuter, Manila 7th August 1914 authentic reports that the British and German squadrons have been engaged in battle at Tsing-Tu. German cruiser Scharnhorst is now in New Guinea without coal.Eleven German merchantmen are taking refuge in Manila. Folio 113: Telegram from Manila to Admiralty 7th August 1914 US merchant vessel Riopag sailed for Guam with 4,600 tons of Japanese coal. Suspected for Scharnhorst [German cruiser] reported to be at Yap. German merchant vessel Rentiers arrived. Folio 114: Telegram from Hong Kong to Admiralty 7th August 1914 press telegram from Tientsin states that Askold [Russian cruiser] after grounding surrendered to Emden [German cruiser] was floated and towed to Tsing-tau. Germans also captured and towed into Tsing-Tau Russian transport with 1,000 men. Folio 120: Telegram from Commodore, Hong Kong to Admiralty 8th August 1914 in the event of 3 or 4 Russian Volunteer Fleet at Vladivostock being armed and used for protecting trade can they use Hong Kong and Wei Hai Wei for coaling. Japanese wish to send one officer to Wei Hai wei and one to Hong Kong if Alliance takes effect. Handwritten note from Vice Admiral Sturdee on telegram:-Every assistance to be rendered to Russian volunteer ships. Approve one Japanese Officer to both Wei Hai wei and Hong Kong. Folio 126: Telegram from Sir C.Greene Tokyo to Foreign Office 8th August 1914 relating to Japanese declaration of war against Germany. Folio 127: Telegram from Sir J.Jordan, Peking to Sir Edward Grey 8th August 1914 relates to the two cables between Chefu and Taku, property of Chinese government. One controlled by Eastern Extension Company, the other by the Northen Company. Folios 128-129 Telegram from Sir C.Greene, Tokyo 8th August 1914 relating to question of Japanese action against Tsingtau and desirability of French and British naval co-operation. Russian Ambassador believes his government would also favour a new and closer relation with Japan. Folio 131: Telegram to Navy, Melbourne 8th August 1914 no German possessions in Pacific were fortified a year ago except Tsingtau. Folio 133: Telegram from Mr Barclay, Washington 8th August 1914 United States anxious lest Japan should acquire too preponderance of influence in China while European Powers are fighting. Tone of Press, even Hearst papers distinctly sympathetic towards England; officials of the State Department and others categorically anti-German and do not hide their feelings. Folio 134: Telegram from the War Office 8th August 1914 the reduction of the garrison at Hong Kong should not be carried out at present. Folio 136: Telegram from Intelligence Officer, Singapore to Admiralty 9th August 1914 have stopped route to Ports North coast of Java. Reply:-Most important trade should not be stopped unless absolutely necessary. Folio 137: Telegram from Sir George Buchanan, St Petersburg to Foreign Office 9th August 1914 Russians want signal so that they may assist by creating diversion in case of action between British and German navies. Folio 138: Telegram from Foreign Office to Sir George Buchanan 9th August 1914 British and Russian naval forces too far separated for any combination at present except in China. Folio 140: Telegram from Sir J Jordan (Peking) to Foreign Office 9th August 1914 Japanese declaration of war not urgent necessity and may have bad effects. Folio 141: Telegram from Commodore, Hong Kong to Admiralty 9th August 1914 HMS Merlin was paid off 5th August at Hong Kong. Folio 142: Telegram from Foreign Office to Sir C.Greene, Tokyo 9th August 1914 ask Japanese to defer declaration of war. I wish to limit Japanese operations to protection of commerce on China Station. Folio 144: Telegram from Sir J Jordan, Peking to Foreign Office 9th August 1914 British and German men-of-war in Yangtse. HMS Kinsha, HMS Woodcock and HMS Snipe left Hankow for Shanghai after depositing guns and papers with HM Consul General. Vaterland [German vessel] dismantled wireless telegraphy left Shanghai on 8th August in tow of Otter. Folio 146: Telegram from Admiralty to R.A. [Rear Admiral]Australia (at sea) and Commander-in-Chief, China 9th August 1914 New Zealand expedition for Samoa leaves about August 11th. Guard it against intervention by enemy. Folio 147: Telegram from British Admiralty to French Admiralty 9th August 1914 please give us any known movements of Montcalm [French cruiser]in China seas. Folio 149: Telegram from Mr Barclay (Washington) 9th August 1914 relating to threat to China from Japan. Folio 150: Telegram from Sir J Jordan to Admiralty 9th August 1914 no British vessel has reported to have been pursued or molested. Folio 151: Telegram to all Intelligence Officers from Admiralty 9th August 1914 Cyphers M and G and circular A containing the peace code having been captured by Germans, there is danger of false messages being forwarded to Consular Reporting Officers by German agents. Therefore cease forwarding any intelligence in the above cyphers. Folio 153: Telegram from Singapore to Admiralty 10th August 1914 D’Iberville [French torpedo vessel], Fronde [French destroyer], Pistolet [French destroyer], Masquet [Mousqet French destroyer] arrived.

Folios 258-262, China Code 10, File 958, Paper 958. Sent by Sir Ernest Satow, the British Legation, Peking. Reports conversation with German Minister respecting Tientsin Chinkiang Railway agreement between Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Company on behalf of Chinese Central Railways LTD and the Deutsch- Asiatische Bank; states HMG would stand for the recognition of the preliminary agreement as valid and binding on the Chinese Government.

Folios 478-480, China Code 10, File 11938, Paper 11938. Sent by Sir Ernest Satow, the British Legation, Peking. Transmits translation of short article from the "Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten" relating to building operations at Tsingtau port during 1905.

Folios 488-496, China Code 10, File 11938, Paper 33679. Sent by Lancelot D Carnegie, the British Legation, Peking. Transmits article with translation from "Der Ostasiatische Lloyd" published at Shanghai describing economic conditions at the German colony at Tsingtau.

• 1900-1912, Bundesarchiv, BArch MSG 2 Subject and biographical collection on German military history Contains: <br />The disembarkation and the advance of the I. Sea battalions on Beijing<br />The bivouac on the coal mound<br />Fight at Liang-hsiang-hsien<br />Patrol ride to Nan-hung-men, Ma-Tschia-pu<br />Tung-tschou<br stage />Return march from Tung-tschou to Jang-tsun<br />Continues anda.:<br />1 map of the area around Beijing<br />1 panoramic image of Tsingtau description: Contains: The disembarkation and the advance of the I. Sea battalion on Beijing The bivouac on the coal hill Battle at Liang-hsiang-hsien Patrol ride to Nan-hung-men, Ma-Tschia-pu stage Tung-tschou Return march from Tung-tschou to Jang-tsun Contains among other things: 1 map of the Beijing area 1 panoramic picture of Tsingtau

The first preparatory correspondence from the years 1876ff. for the initiation of a dogma-free mission and the first discussions of the association in the religious-church newspapers and magazines has been handed down (from the preface by Wolfgang Eger, 1981). Extensive material is also devoted to the founding conference in Frankfurt/M. on 11 April 1883, the constituent assembly in Weimar on 4 and 5 June 1884, the first period of the association from Weimar to Mannheim (1884-1885) and from Gotha to Braunschweig (1886-1887) as well as the winning of the Grand Duke of Weimar as protector of the association.The first president of the East Asia Mission, the Swiss priest Ernst Buß from Glarus, stated on the occasion of the foundation of the Mission in his welcoming speech in Weimar in June 1884: "...But now also in the soul of the heathen, although often very atrophied, lie germs and remnants of eternal truth and healthy religious life, which are intimately related to the spirit of the Gospel. If these are lovingly chosen, this is taken up and the Gospel is brought close to the Gentile in such a way that he feels: that is my own better self, that is only the full height and beauty of what I myself suspected and sought for, but was not able to find! Then the Gospel will find receptive ground, then it can take root in the people's minds, then it will bring forth the blessed fruits of the Spirit in Asia and Africa as well as in us. But once the spirit of Jesus Christ has penetrated the heart of a people, this spirit will already create for itself the worship and ecclesiastical forms that are appropriate to it on that ground, perhaps quite different from what we are accustomed to, perhaps more exuberant, perhaps more poorer - God does not demand that all his children stammer the father's name with the same sounds - but at any rate folksy ones that correspond to the national character. But if they are popular forms, they will also exert a popular attraction and facilitate the connection. Christianity, far from being denationalized, becomes itself a national element, a leaven that gradually permeates an entire people, can educate entire peoples from within to Christian morality..." The draft statutes of the Association (1883-1884) and the statutes adopted in 1886, the minutes of meetings of the Central Committee, the Business Committee, the General Assembly, staff meetings and house conferences, as well as the first statutes of branch associations, are available.The General Evangelical-Protestant Missionary Association regards mission in the non-Christian world as an undeniable duty of the whole Christianity, founded in the command and promise of Jesus as well as in the divine destiny of Christianity, and therefore has the task of contributing to its part so that the redemption through Jesus Christ, the blessings of Christian knowledge of God, Christian life and Christian culture more and more become the common property of all peoples.He recognizes in the non-Christian religions with Paul and the most outstanding church teachers of the first centuries of the Christian calendar germs of divine truth and sets himself the goal of their development and completion in the Christian religion. He wants to solve his tasks in the sense of the Evangelical-Protestant faith and in doing so gives room to every conviction that has grown on the basis of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On this basis it seeks the union and collaboration of all those who are permeated by the need for mission in the spirit of the Gospel and the Reformation, whatever their theological direction or confessional and ecclesial denomination.He complements the already existing Protestant mission associations by considering the mission areas which have not yet been tackled by them, or have been tackled only with little success, and by seeking primarily also to involve those circles of Protestant Christianity in the mission work which have so far kept themselves away from it, so that the mission ceases to be only the work of a small fraction of the church".Also available are the documents for the foundation of a missionary library (1887), the establishment of a scholarship (1887), the "third" association period from Braunschweig to Zurich (1887-1888) and the following annual meetings.The first annual report by Ernst Faber from Shanghai (1887) and the reports on the Faberhospital, on building and property issues, school facilities, on the occupation of the parish office of the German Protestant congregation in Shanghai, Tsientsin, Beijing and Tokyo, on the time of the First World War and National Socialism and on the time after 1945 are particularly interesting material. Finally, there are the minutes of the Tsingtau College of Missionaries, the negotiations on the construction of a student residence in Tokyo (1965), extensive documents on the connections to the Swiss East Asia Mission, to the national associations - with the conference reports of the national associations - and to the national churches.The medical mission in China, which began in 1902, is documented with remarkable hospital reports from Kaumi, the Faber Hospital, Tsining and Tsingtau (wish hospital), as well as more recent material on contacts with Japanese in Germany. Again and again financial, asset and property issues in Germany and in Mission, including German-Japanese study projects, are on record, as is the connection to Kyodan, to the Working Communities for World Mission and Ecumenical Mission (e.g. to the Japan Committee of German Missions).Classification Group 3 contains the correspondence with the mission inspectors and missionaries, doctors, nurses and other DOAM staff, arranged in alphabetical order. Of particular interest are the letters of Ernst Faber from Shanghai and Hong Kong from 1884ff. Often the application, employment and mission documents of the mission staff are also available. The numerous activity and situation reports, which were regularly sent to the Heimatleitung, provide interesting insights into the often renouncing and endangered missionary work. In this department the various advertisements, newsletters, pamphlets, travel activities, construction and financial planning, conferences represent a focal point. Some unpublished manuscripts and sermons deserve special attention in addition to the printed material in the archive.in classification group 2 materials on the mission locations and stations have been handed down. Documents about the German Protestant congregation in Shanghai (1886ff.) together with its statutes, about the German Protestant congregation in Tokyo (1884ff.) together with statutes, church building, German and theological school (also in Yokohama), about the Tokyo station, the new building of a student dormitory in Tokyo are available as well as materials about Tsingtau with the Faberhospital, the school and the reports about the political unrest there (1927ff.).), the Kyoto station with the preaching stations Osaka and Suzuki, the prisoner of war chaplaincy during and after the First World War, the fire of the German Protestant Church in connection with the great earthquake of 1923, as well as the Kiautschoumission, the Fukuoka House and the Tomizaka Seminar House. Often the personnel documents of the missionaries are also available again or supplement the corresponding documents of Group 2, so that the files of Divisions 2 and 3 are to be consulted for all personnel questions.The extensive Group 4 comprises all accounting, cash and property documents of the East Asia Mission. The first account books date from the years 1889ff. Invoicing documents, e.g. of the station cash registers, can also be found in group 3. the group V mentioned by Wolfang Eger at this point (photos, clichés, glass slides) has meanwhile been divided and assigned to other stocks (180.06., 180.07.). Group VI (books, periodicals, printed publications), which was created in the first indexing phase, was formed to 180.08..

Germany (German Prisoners), including: Death of Pastor Adolf Kriele, prisoner in South West Africa. Internment and repatriation of Bishop Munsch of the Mission of the Holy Ghost in German East Africa. Correspondence from the German Aid Society at Johannesburg to the Berlin Relief Mission. Death of Willy Kessner, a German subject, in New Guinea. Relief payments to German prisoners. Remittances to enemy prisoners of war. Remittances from Hong Kong and British postal agencies in China to enemy prisoners of war. Appointment of a committee to take over the functions of the London Agency of the Deutsche Bank with regard to payments to prisoners of war. Appointment of Monsieur Corragioni d'Orelli in place of Major Isler as a member of the German Prisoners of War Relief Committee. Remittance to Henry Von Strauch, prisoner in Peking. Remittances to enemy subjects interned in Australia. Remittance to Mrs Ephraim Cohn at Naadi, Egypt. Allowances paid to staff of German banks in London. German and Austrian prisoners of war escaped from Russia and interned in China. Remittances to enemy prisoners of war through neutral consuls. Remittances to enemy prisoners of war in Japan. Remittances to German and Austrian prisoners of war in China. Treatment of prisoners at Kapuskasing, Canada. Enemy subjects interned at Camp Berrima. Conditions at Ahmednagar camp. Inspection visits to hospitals for prisoners of war including report of an inspection of Hell Lane Military Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester. Reports on prisoners camps in the UK. Report on conditions at detention barracks at Trial Bay, Australia. Conditions at internment camp at Islington. Complaints of German officers interned at Trial Bay, Australia. Delay in delivery of letters and parcels to German prisoners. Food supplied to German prisoners in British custody in France. Alleged non-receipt of parcels by K A Krichner, German prisoner. Alleged delay in delivery of parcels sent to Wakefield camp. Inspection visit to prisoner of war hospital at Brocton, Staffordshire. Alleged mistreatment of prisoners of war in the 36th Prisoners of War Company. Transfer of German internees from Ahmednagar to Yercaud camp. Conditions at place of detention for female German subjects at Aylesbury. Non-receipt of parcels and money by J Waterkamp and Hugo Franck. Delay in the delivery of letters to Colsterdale camp, Germany. Inspection visit to the internment camp at Corby. Conditions at Sandhill Park, Taunton. Remittances for prisoners at Knockaloe camp, Isle of Man. Housing of German prisoners of war in canvas huts and tents. Code 1218 Files 135-2829 (to paper 29074).

Some files and photographs of the Frankfurt China Institute (1924-1976, a cultural science institute of the university), its directors and staff, and a sculpture from its old holdings: a head (Ming dynasty, c. 1600). The initiative to found the institute was taken by a private foundation and its holdings were fed from various sources of other donors. A special relationship to the German Kiaotchou leasehold does not seem to have existed. The cultural contacts were rather made through the founder of the institute, Richard Wilhelm, who had studied in Beijing and whose advocacy for the cultural exchange of Germany with China honoured the Chinese government by providing the funds for the maintenance of the institute after his death in 1930.

Contains among other things: Events in Beijing in the summer of 1900 - Literature references, Japan as a colonial power, early August (Germany, Japan and England). Revelations on the Background of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of January 30, 1902, Japan, the World Power in the Pacific Ocean, Japanese History at a Glance

Contains among other things: Reports about visits and travel reports to Beijing and Tientsin Photographs about the arrival of Prince Leopold of Prussia in Tsingtau and a parade on the occasion of the visit of the governor of Schantung

Contains among other things: Report about the victory celebration of the Japanese on the occasion of the taking of Tsingtau Copies from newspapers about the fight for Tsingtau Lists of the members of the Reich who had travelled from Tsingtau to Beijing and other places Report about consequences and accompanying phenomena of the war for the private, public and economic life of the Germans in China Letters from China to relatives about processes and events there

• description: Contains, among other things: - Telegraph network in China; - Behaviour of French troops in China; - Report on cable damage; - Action of telegraph formations Includes, among other things,:<br />Telegraph network in China;<br />Action of French troops in China;<br />Report on cable damage;<br />Action of telegraph formations 1900 - 1901, Federal Archives, BArch, N 505 Mayer, Hans von

Contains: Beijing Room - Korea Bay - Tsingtau - Shanghai - Hong Kong - South China Sea Entries: Railway lines (in operation, under construction, planned), supplements from 29.5.1914 in red

Contains among other things: Application of the RKA to the Reich Ministry of the Interior for the approval of collections, 1937 Appointment of Dr. Scherer as Chairman of the Führer Council of the RKA by the Bishop of Osnabrück, Berning, to the Oberregierungsrat (Senior Government Council) (ret.) Dr. Morsbach, 10 March 1934 Cooperation of the RKA with the VDA - Report of the SD Northeast Section, 17 Dec. 1935 Observation of the Catholic German Mission Abroad Programme and participants of the annual conference from 28 to 30 Aug. 1936 in Frankfurt (Main) - Report of the SD Oberabschnitts Rhein, 7 Sept. 1936 Dr. Richard Mai: "Katholische Kolonialmission", published by the RKA, Berlin 1936 General Assembly of the RKA on 7 May 1935 in the Wohlfahrtshaus Berlin. Report of the SD-Section South and Protocol, Feb. 4, 1938 Supervision of the Annual Conference of the Catholic Foreign German Mission from Aug. 26 to 29, 1937 in Dortmund, Aug. 1937 Registration of the associations, orders and cooperatives affiliated to the RKA. Report of the State Police Berlin and Directory, 19 May 1934 Annual Conference of the Catholic Mission of Germany Abroad, 25-28 Aug. 1938 in Passau - Programme and Participants - Report of the SD-Section South, 9 Sept. 1938 Also includes: Appointment of the Titular Bishop Xaver Geyer, Banz Monastery (Upper Franconia), to the Advisory Board of the Reichsfachschaft der katholischen Presse - The report of the SD-Section South, 9 Sept. 1938 also includes: Appointment of the Titular Bishop Xaver Geyer, Banz Monastery (Upper Franconia), to the Advisory Board of the Reichsfachschaft der katholischen Presse Report of the SD-Section South and Evaluation, 1936 Support of the German Catholic Parishes Abroad by the St. Josef-Missionsverein - Letter of the Archbishop of Cologne to the Ordinaries of Germany and Annual Report, 26 July 1938 Annual Conference of the Association of German Catholics in Poland Report of the SD-Super Section Southeast, July 1, 1937 Bonifazius-Werk in Österreich - Report of the SD-Sonderkommando II 133, April 4, 1938 Kreis deutscher Mädchen in New York - Report of the SD-Super Section Southwest, Oct 21, 1938 Priester-Unterstützungsverein St. Martinus, Diocese Rottenburg - Report of the SD-Super Section Southwest, Rottenburg - Report of the SD-Sonderkommando II 133, April 4, 1938 Kreis deutscher Mädchen in New York - Report of the SD-Super Section Southwest, October 21, 1938 Priester-Unterstützungsverein St. Martinus, Diocese Rottenburg - Report of the SD-Sonderkommando II 133, April 4, 1938 Kreis deutscher Mädchen in New York - Report of the SD-Super Section Southwest, October 21, 1938 Priester-Unterstützungsverein St. Martinus, Diocese Rottenburg - Report of the SD-Second Section Southwest and Statistical Statement of the Annual Payments by the Catholic Ministers of Württemberg, June 10, 1939 Dissolution of the Catholic Church Building Association St. Anna, Gerolstein, Aug 25, 1938 Export of Foreign Exchange for Father Georg Goebel, Czernowitz (Romania), by Josef Walter, Albendorf near Breslau. Report of the SD upper section southeast and investigation documents of the main customs office Waldenburg, July 5, 1935 Catholic University in Beijing - Report of the SD upper section Austria, April 20, 1938

Enthält u.a.: Agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to opium. Signed in English and Chinese Texts at Peking, May 8, 1911. London 1911

1904, Bundesarchiv, BArch RW 61 Ostasiatisches Expeditionskorps und Ostasiatische Besatzungsbrigade

1904, Bundesarchiv, BArch RW 61 Ostasiatisches Expeditionskorps und Ostasiatische Besatzungsbrigade

• 1915-1916, Bundesarchiv, BArch MSG 2 Subject and biographical collection on German military history description: Contains: Pictures from Tsingtau, Beijing, Japan, India, Naples etc. Contains:<br />Pictures from Tsingtau, Beijing, Japan, India, Naples etc.

Peking. Social life, dinners and other visits, church attendance, horse races, riding, dancing, skating and other entertainments, with descriptions of the country seen on rides around Peking and many references to Miss Harriet Denby, the daughter of the American Minister in Peking. FEBRUARY Frequent references to departure of a friend, Jim Chalmers, son of Dr John Chalmers of the London Missionary Society in Hong Kong, for Tamsui. JULY Visited by Jackson. 'Bank affairs are not what they used to be. Walter is bringing the Bk. down. Thomas Jackson and Cameron have offered to stay out for two years more. Walter may go as sub to London.' 11. AUGUST Takes part in discussions on a proposed new American Chinese bank. OCTOBER 'These late hours are killing me. Have not been in bed before midnight for weeks.' 17. NOVEMBER Suggests a scheme for a note issue to Hart who was interested but thought the time wrong. DECEMBER Visited by Lui Buah, a notorious Chinese.