W'2H Weihaiwet now restore Chinese control, attention is directed to the future o f this former British area. In the following special dispatch conditions ae described and light thrown on the problems facing the people of this territory.
The correspondent declares that there is no great enthusiasm for the rendition and considerable nervousness exists despite the assurance of Sir Reyinald Johns ton, the former Commissioner. Land-owners are particularly prone to anxiety at the future of their holdings.
Added to this is the fact that the prosperity of the past two years is about to vanish because it was more or less artificial owing to Weihaiwei's status as a free port. There is much admiration for the efficiency of the British administration and the hope that the Chinese administration will approximate it in equity and efficiency.
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