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“...towns in 1907 and
1908 was as follows. Shaokangtzu is properly a suburb of Dairen.
Chinchow is an important Chinese town situated at the narrowest part
of the peninsula:—
Of the foreign population of Dairen at the end of 1908, 12 were
British. Foreign firms established at this port consisted of five British
and one Russian.
The population of the district is a scattered agricultural one, and up
to recently there have been no industries carried on except the manu-
facture of bean cake at the mills at Dairen. But its position as the
Dairen— Japanese Chinese Others... 1907. 16,627 14,582 54 1908. 20,515 17,561 45
Total 31,263 38,121
Shaokangtzu— Japanese Chinese 219 3,053 176 3,131
Total 3,272 3,307
Port Arthur— Japanese Chinese Others... 5,700 7,181 20 6,134 6,843 38
Total 12,902 13,015
Chinchow-—■ Japanese Chinese 284 8,762, 217 9,600
Total 9,046 9,817...”
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“...t of communications with Dairen, and the settling here
of Chinese traders, Newchwang may have to look to her laurels. The
principal articles that show an increase are sugar and confectionery,
tobacco, medicines, oil and wax, piece-goods, paper and building
materials, while there are large decreases in flour, metal manufactures
and machinery.
Flour.—The decrease in the import of flour is due both to the high
cost of the American article and to the competition of the Tiehling and
Harbin flour mills. The product of these latter now comes as far
south as Liaoyang, and it is not at all improbable that in a few years
the imports of this article will cease entirely, and that Manchuria will
become an exporting country.
Cement.—While building materials generally showed large increases,
the value of the imports of cement decreased from over 97.000L in 1907...”
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“... Changchun being the
principal market. People will only incur losses if they merely have an
office in this port and buy beans in the local market, and it will be
essential for them to travel in the interior and visit the country markets
to make economical purchases.
Bean cake.—What has been said before applies with similar force to
the next most important article, namely, bean cake. In 1907 there were
at Dairen two large Japanese mills, in one of which steam is used as the
motive power while in the other electricity has been adopted, and a few
Chinese mills where the old native method has been retained. During
1908 some 17 Chinese factories have been added, and more are in
contemplation. This increase is likely to be sustained, though
possibly not in the same proportion. A better price can be obtained
for bean cakes made here than for those brought down from the
interior, as the latter are apt to get damaged in the course of trans-
portation, and the demand for bean cake as manure in other...”
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