During the British occupation the trade of Weihaiwei has grown from £5,000 to £1,250,000, approximately. This remarkable increase is due in part to the fact that British administration is a guarantee of almost perfect security of person and property, and honest, efficient government. But it is also due to e equally import-~ ant fact that Weihaiwei under the British flag has been, like Hongkong, a free port. Placed, as it is, at the extreme end of the Shantung Promontory, in a mountainous and unproductive district, it will readily be admitted by those disposed te exercise
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