AFTER 32 YEARS
' BRITAIN GIVES UP CONTROL OF WEIHAIWEI. CHINESE PRESENTATION TO KING GEORGE. (U.P.A. by Flee. Tel. Copyright) SHANGHAI, Sept. 30. Amid scenes of genuine sorrow and regret, the British Commissioner for Weihaiwei bade farewell to several hundred Chinese headmen, prior to handing over control to the Government, under the recent rendition agreement, by which Britain, relinquished the administration after 32 years. A Chinese spokesman, on behalf of the 2,000,000 residents of the territory, presented the Commissioner with a silk scroll, requesting that it be forwarded to the British monarch as a token of thankfulness for the years of prosperity enjoyed under British protection.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11325, 1 October 1930, Page 6
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