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“...months
the totals were as follows :—
1910. 1911.
£ £
Exports ... 2,708,900 1,784,700
Imports ... 3,377,800 1,375,600
Total ... 6,086,700 3,160,300
The following table shows the shares taken by the various parts
of China in her trade with Japan proper. It will be seen that it was
only in the case of Central China, which, however, is by far the most
important, that there was any decrease in the total trade as compared
with the preceding year :—■
Imports. Exports,
1910. 1911. 1910. 1911.
Manchuria North China ...... Central China...... South China ...... Unknown ...... £ 1,020,300 813,600 4,904,100 247,800 14,000 £ 1,455,300 1,211,000 3,391,000 258,300 13,500 £ 957,000 2,265,200 5,686,800 109,800 172,500 £ 906,500 2,464,100 5,270,400 140,300 217,600
Total...... 6,999,800 6,329,100 9,191,300 8,998,900
Kwantung province ... 994,300 2,097,200 1,954,700 2,354,200
The rate of exchange, always an important factor in trade relations
between the two countries, fluctuated between 82 and...”
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“...Nokkenshi,
38 miles ; (2) Toyama line, between Naoyetsu and Nadachi, 9 miles ;
(3) Toba line, between Yamada and Toba, 8 miles; (4) Sanin line,
east, between Kinosaki and Kasumi, 13 miles; (5) Sanin line, west,
between Iwami and Hamazaka, 8 miles; (6) Oita line, between
Nakayama, Hinode, Beppu and Oita, 25 miles ; (7) Bos5 line, between
Naruto and Togane, 4 miles, making, with the section of the Central
Railway above-mentioned, over 150 miles of new railways opened
during the year.
In Corea and Manchuria the most important events of the year
were the reconstruction and improvement of the Seoul-Wiju line
and the opening of the bridge across the Yalu. The broad gauge
line from Antung to Mukden having also been opened on the same
day (November 1) through communication between Fusan and Chang-
chun, where connection is made with the Trans-Siberian Railway,
was thus established. Although the time occupied in travelling from
Tokio to Europe by this route is a few hours longer than the older-
established...”
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