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“...........................................2 Weights and measures ..............................................................................................................................3 Territory, extent and population of................................................................................................3 General remarks................................................................................................................................................5 South Manchuria Railway........................................................................................................................6 Other works— Harbour works .......................................................................................................7 Steamship service ..............................................................................................................................8 Electric lighting .....................................................................”
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“...yen ...... •• - -2 0^ 2 Of Silver yen ...... ..... 1 9i 1 Weights and measures.—Business with the Chinese is done in catties and piculs, and with the Japanese according to Japanese measures, a list of which is appended. The beans come down from the interior in bags, each of which weighs from 185 to 200 lbs. avoir. Bean cake is reckoned by the piece, the weight of which is nearly 60 lbs. Bean oil is sold by the picul and exported in old petroleum tins, one tin holding about 37 lbs. The South Manchuria Bailway statistics are made up in short tons (2,000 lbs.). Territory, extent and poprilation of.—The Consular district of Dairen comprises the Kwantung leased territory and has an area of 1,220 square miles. The population at the end of 1909 was 424,213, of whom 32,093 were Japanese. The following are the chief towns :— Dairen— Japanese... Chinese ... Others ... Total ... Shaokangtzu— Japanese... Chinese ... 22,085 19,162 86 41,333 488 8,002 8,490 Important seaport; large export trade...”
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“...Vice-Coxsul G. P. Paton. General remarks.—That Dairen may now be considered the principal outlet for the produce of South Manchuria was made still more apparent last year, the export trade showing the large increase of 825,446Z. The same cannot yet be said of imports, although under this heading the results are by no means unpromising. It has to be remembered, of course, that Newchwang has long-established connections with the interior, the outcome of years of business dealings, and the older port will probably retain its supremacy in this respect for many years to come. Along with the development of Manchuria the port of Dairen is bound to expand in proportion, but its rate of growth will be seriously retarded so long as it remains, as at present, little more than a landing stage for goods and liable to have its position as the main outlet for a large part of Manchuria contested by the discovery of a port with better shipping facilities. Manufactures of bean cake and bean oil do exist, but...”
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“...the control of the railway company, and it is probable that, in the absence of private enterprise, the company will take the lead in developing manufactures in the peninsula. In 1909 the laboratory, besides continuing its work of the previous year, carried its researches into new fields and demon- strated that in North Manchuria there are good prospects for the beet sugar industry and that the soil in certain parts of the leased territory is well adapted for the manufacture of porcelain. The South Manchurian Railway Company.—In View of the large share which the South Manchurian Railway Company takes in the development not only of the Kwantung Peninsula but of South Manchuria as well, it is proposed to give here a resume of its work during the past year. The main line.— The work of doubling the track on the main line between Dairen and Suchiatun, a distance of 238 miles, was completed and the new line brought into use by the end of the year. The original aim was to facilitate the conveyance...”
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“...beans is not up to the standard of the previous year. Nevertheless, it is impossible to place any reliability on the reports from the interior as no statistics of the crop are compiled. It is not unlikely that the deficiency in the crop per acre will be more than compensated by the additional area brought under cultivation, as fields formerly used by the farmer for kaoliang and other grain were last year planted with beans, but it is questionable whether sufficient importance is attached in Manchuria to the rotation of crops, and the deterioration in the harvest per acre may, to a certain extent, be attributed to this cause. The exportation of beans to Europe being quite a new business,...”
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“...viz., about 60,000 tons as compared with 11,000 tons in 1908. It is difficult to make a forecast of the future of the Manchurian bean, but there is little doubt that if, as seems probable, the French, German and United States Governments remove the duty on beans, then a great impetus will be given to the export. This may, of course, be counterbalanced by cultivation in other countries, but for a few years to come there will be a ready market for all that can be produced in Manchuria, and although in South Manchuria the land is already mostly under cultivation, there are still vast tracts in the north un- touched by the farmer. The high prices prevailing this winter and the undoubted prosperity of the farmer are sure to lead to the opening up of fresh ground in the spring of 1910. Bean calce.—The large crop of beans in 1908 had its effect on the price of bean cake, which was quoted at a much reduced figure in 1909 as compared with the previous year. The farmer in Japan has learned the...”
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“...around Kaiping, Kwantien, Fengwhang- cheng and Antung, is one of the important industries of the agricultural class in these districts. The total production of South Manchuria is difficult to estimate, but last year the export to Chefoo, where the silk is spun, woven and re-exported, was 140,000 baskets, each basket containing 30,000 cocoons. For many years the cocoons and wild silk of South Manchuria have been imported into Chefoo, via Newchwarg and Antung, but during the past two years large quantities have passed through Dairen also, and it has been felt that the port offers splendid facilities for the manufacture of silk yarn, &c. Of course, the factories at Chefoo are long established and possess recognised channels for the sale of their manufactures, and it might be difficult to find a market at the outset. The South Manchuria Railway Company have recognised the...”
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“...—The official returns for 1908 show that the shipment of coal was not considered large enough to rank independently in the list of exports for that year. Last year, however, there was an export of 79,388 tons. The equipment at the Fushun mines is rapidly ap- proaching completion, the output being about 2,000 tons per day at present and by the end of the year it is expected that this will be raised to 4,000 tons. Up to 1909 the supply from the mines had done little more than meet the demand in Manchuria itself, but as the result of the increasing amount of coal that came down from Fushun, a market had to be found for the surplus. Japanese coal has, of course, established itself firmly in the ports north of Shanghai, and it will be difficult for Fushun coal to find a sale there ; while south of that port, owing to the competition of Indian, Sumatran and Australian coal, there is little chance of finding a market. In spite of all opposition, however, it has already made its way as far south as...”
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“...and 3,200,889Z. in 1908. This retrogression is hardly compatible with the general expansion of the port, but a satisfactory explanation is not far to seek,- as the decrease is more than accounted for by the great reduction in the amount of building material required for the enterprises of the South Manchuria Railway Company. The year 1908 had seen the import of large quantities of timber, &c., for the railway, but most of the work having been completed, the import fell away in 1909 to the extent of 912,7161. With the elimination of this item the import trade on the whole cannot be considered unsatis- factory. In view of the increasing prosperity and purchasing power of the inhabitants of Manchuria consequent on the very extensive export of staple products, it will repay the British merchant to turn his attention to the Manchurian market which, though at present not of much account monetarily, is bound to become of considerable value. Japanese goods are being actively imported both at Dairen...”
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“...hereafter the fuel market will depend mainly on local supplies. Tobacco.—-Raw tobacco grown in Manchuria forms quite a large export to South China, where it is manufactured, and a small amount finds its way back to Manchuria for consumption. The form of tobacco which is most popular with the natives is cigarettes, which they consume in large numbers. The cigarettes are made from American and Japanese tobacco, the competitors in the South Manchurian market being the British-American Company in Mukden and the Japanese Monopoly Bureau. 'The former with its factory in the very centre of Manchuria holds a commanding position and so far has been able to more than hold its own. The situation is viewed with con- siderable alarm by the Japanese, and various expedients, including a general reduction in prices, have been tried, but despite this the British- American tobacco is found all over Manchuria and even in the leased territory, which the Japanese Monopoly Bureau might be entitled to consider...”
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“...16 DAIREN. merchant. During the war, American goods were to be found every- where, as large quantities were imported for the Russian troops in Manchuria, and, in addition, the considerable sum of money that found its way at that time into the hands of the natives further increased the demand. Since then, however, the cotton-weaving industry has greatly expanded in Japan, and besides supplying local requirements a market has been found for the surplus in China and in Manchuria as far north as Harbin. The Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha appears to have been appointed the sole agent for the manufacturers, and, as they have branches in every district, the Chinese merchants are enabled to buy at first hand, whereas in purchasing foreign goods they are obliged to secure them as a rule through Newchwang, Dairen being a strong- hold of the Japanese manufacturer. Drills and sheetings are largely imported from America via Shanghai. Most of the shirtings are of British and American make, those of good quality...”