Her Adornment under British Rule: Case for Compensation Judicially Examined (Contributed).
I have spent a number of summers at Whihaiwei and it has been interesting to observe year by year an improvement here, some development there. The present condition of the place reflects great credit on its administration, for owing to insecurity of "tenure, British officials here have had te contend with unusual difficulties. This year the visitor en route to the golf course on the mainland may w a valuable addition to the facilities of the port in. the reclamation work near Victory Pier with its new bund and godowns. On arrival at the links he cannot fail to notice how well the course looks, how it has improved: of recent years. Twenty years ago the district was bleak and barren in appearance; but afforestation has gone on steadily and to-day many a spot. may be found where an eyesore has become a sight for sore eyes.
1922.
But this year differs from all other years, for the indications are: that this will be the last season in which the British flag will fly over the "Cinderella of the Empire," and therd is a noticeable underourrent of gloom and disappointment in most people connected with the place. The natives, apparently, are not anxious for the change, for they have little to gain and much to lose by it. British officials, too, must be experiencing a sense 0 disappointment at the prospect of seeing the fruits of their labours pass into the hands of officials of another race. But greater still must be the anxiety and the disappointment of those Britons who have capital locked up in business enterprises. With the withdrawal of British protection and administration, and, if as seems likely Weihai_ loses its status as a free port, these people will probably incur serious loss, and according to the rules of the game should be compensated.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.