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LEFT WEI-HAI-WEI 333 WEIGHTS. WEISSENBURa Metric Denominations and Values. Equivalent in Denomi- nations in Use Names Number of Grains Weight of What Quantity of Water at Maximum Density Avoirdupois Weigbt. Miller or tonneau Quintal 1,000,000 100,000 10.000 1,000 100 10 1 1-10 1-100 1-1000 1 cubic meter 1 hectoliter 2204.6 pounds. 220.46 pounds. Myriagram Kilogram or kilo 10 liters 22.046 pounds 1 liter 1 deciliter 2.2046 pounds. Hectogram 3.5274 ounces. 0.3527 ounce. 15.432 grains. Decigram 1-10 of a cubic centimeter 10 cubic millimeters 1.5432 grains. 0.1543 grain. Milligram 0.0154 grain. WEI-HAI-WEI (wT-hl-wi), a port of north China, on the Shantung promon- tory; about 40 miles E. of Chefoo and 115 miles S. E. of Port Arthur. The harbor, about 18 miles in circumference, is deep, and is sheltered on the N. by the small island of Liu-Kung. The port, formerly a Chinese naval station, was captured by Japan in her war with China in 1895, the land forts being taken Jan. 30 and the island Feb. 7. Admiral Ting, who had supported the forts with the Chinese fleet, offered terms of sur- render that were accepted, but he com- mitted suicide, his example being fol- lowed by Commodore Liu and the com- mander of the military garrison, and the Japanese took possession of the fortifica- tions. After destroying the land de- fenses they withdrew leaving a garrison on the island. Their occupation was only temporary. By a convention signed at Peking, July 1, 1898, Wei-hai-wei was leased to Great Britain as an offset to the concessions granted to Russia in the Liaotung peninsula, the period of occu- pation to be determined by that of Rus- sia at Port Arthur. In 1905 when Japan took over the lease the British lease was made to run as long as the Japanese oc- cupied Port Arthur. WEIMAR (vl'mar), a small but inter- esting town of Germany; capital of the former grand-duchy of Saxe- Weimar-Ei- senach, and former residence of the grand-duke ; 31 miles E. of Gotha and 155 S. W. of Berlin. It stands in a pleasant valley on the left bank of the Ilm; the environs are in no way remarkable, and the town itself is irregularly and poorly built. Though formerly the residence of the court, Weimar carries on neither trade nor manufactures, and seems a dull, provincial-looking town. The luster con- ferred on it by the residence here, at the close of the 18th and earlier portion of the 19th century, of Goethe, Schiller, Herder, and Wieland, at the court of Karl-August, has faded since that group was broken up by death; and now the Cy« 22 interest of the place (Thackeray's "Pum- pernickel") is almost wholly derived from its monuments, traditions, and as- sociations. The town church (Stadt- kirche), dating from the year 1400, has a "Crucifixion" by Cranach, and contains a number of memorable tombs, among which are those of Bernhard of Weimar and Herder. The ducal palace, rebuilt in 1790-1803 after the fire of 1774, is a handsome building, some of the apart- ments of which are decorated by frescoes illustrating the works of Goethe, Schil- ler, Herder, and Wieland. Other build- ings are the Rothes Schloss (1574) ; the Griines Schloss, with a library of 180,- 000 volumes, and relics of Luther and Gustavus Adolphus; the court theater (rebuilt 1825), where Liszt produced Wagner's "Lohengrin" ; and the houses of Cranach, Goethe, Schiller, and Herder. The park and gardens of the palace, within which is the summer residence of Goethe, are much esteemed as a prom- enade. In Weimar in 1919 was held the National Assembly which formulated a new constitution for the German Re- public. (See Germany). Pop. about 35,- 000. WEINGARTNER, FELIX, an Aus- trian composer; born in Zara, Dalmatia, June 2, 1863. At Graz he studied under Dr. W. Mayer, and at Leipsic, in 1881, obtained a scholarship from the Aus- trian Government. At Franz Liszt's in- stigation his opera, "Sakuntala," was brought out at Weimar on March 23, 1884. From 1884 to 1889 he was con- ductor at Konigsberg, Danzig, and Ham- burg, and in 1891 was appointed court conductor at Berlin. In 1906 he made his first visit to the United States, and dur- ing the season 1912-1914 he conducted the Wagnerian performances for the Boston Opera Company. He composed several symphonic poems and operas, and many songs. WEISSENBURG (vi'sen-borG), a town of France; in the province of Al- sace; at the foot of the Vosges Moun- Vol. X