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“...goods.
Opium.—The Indian opium imported in 1907 amounted only
to 1111. as against a total of 9,062?. in 1906. The decline is due
partly to a good local crop, partly to a decrease in consumption in
pursuance with the Government's desire to stamp out the habit.
Metals.—The metals imported in 1907 amounted to 108,858?.
as against 159,549/. in 1906. The largest item was the import of
9,712 cwts. of copper ingots from Japan, valued at 38,869?. This
copper is mostly destined for the three mints in Manchuria.
Machinery.—A considerable amount of machinery has also been
imported. Some, of Continental manufacture, is destined for the
Kirin mint and exceeds 85,000?. in value. About 10,000?. worth of
macliinery came from Japan for an electric power company, for
local waterworks, and for a steam bean mill—all in Japanese hands.
In addition to this the South Manchurian Railway Company
imported some 16,6082. worth of railway plant.
Flour.—Flour shows the considerable increase of 150,529 cwts.
over the...”
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“...* Approximately.
There is a notable falling-ofE in the junk trade due to the in-
creasing shallowness of the Liao River in its upper reaches. China
having no proper conservancy, things are allowed to drift and the
former brisk trade, mostly in beans, between T'ieh-Ling and here
is gradually being killed. This, of course, benefits the railways.
Passengers.—The steamers in the inland water trade carry practic-
ally no cargoes, but only passengers. These are native labourers who
stream into Manchuria every spring and return to Shantung and
Chihli in the autumn. The numbers of passengers carried in steamers
in 1906 and 1907 were 250,544 and 231,895 respectively. The Chinese
and Japanese railway systems are maldng a keen bid for this traffic
and competition will be severe. The Japanese Railway will start
a steamer service between Tairen and Chefoo for this purpose.
The trade carried by steamers and junks in 1907 was 5,398,907?.
and 1,015,266?., or 84 and 16 per cent, respectively, as compared...”
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