Nanking, Mar, 20.
It Is learned that a proposal by the Shantung Provincial Government for the conversion of the Special Administrative Area of Weihaiwei into an ordinary municipality under. its jurisdiction was rejected by the Exeecutive Yuan on Tuesday, when it was decided that the sarus quo of Welhhalwel, which at present is under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan, should be maintained and that transfer of control to the Shantung. Provincial Government was unnecessary—Kuo Min,
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