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“...may add, do not publish the values, but only the quantities, in their printed volumes of returns, so that, while some of the values given seem to me improbable, I know no way of checking them further for the- purposes of the present report. Con. idar district.—The Consular district ot Chinan Fu com- prises the whole of the Province of Shantung with the following exce '-'■ ■'s :—The Prefecture of Tengchou Fu, i.e., the eastern part of the shantung Peninsula, which forms the Consular district of Chefoo, together with the British Protected territory and leased territory of Wei-hai-wei; the German colony and leased territory of Kiaochou, with the belt of protected territory surrounding it. Character of the country and fofulation.—As is shown on the map, the district comprises a large mass of hilly or mountainous country, rising ■ at T'ai-shan to an elevation of 5,100 feet, sur- rounded on the north, west and, to some extent, on the south, by level plains. The mountains, being for the most part...”
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“...of Cliefoo. Under present and still more under the probable future conditions, we must therefore give the first rank among the lines of communication to the Shantung Railway, connecting Chinan Fu with Tsingtau. From the point of view of Chinan Fu itself, the second most important line is the Hsiao-ch'ing Ho, partly canal, partly canalised river, leading from Chinan Fu to Yang-chiao-kou. In certain articles, notably timber from Manchuria, salt from the coast marshes, cigarettes imported through Chefoo, reed matting, &c., among imports, and in beans, grain and, curiously, ironricepans, See., among exports, the cheaper freights make the canal a very serious competitor with the railway, even in the traffic between Chinan Fu and places in the neighbourhood of "Weihsien. The mouth of the Huang-ho is practically unnavigable unless for very light junks, and the river itself is, at its best, a turbid, un- manageable stream with a furious current, on which it takes a Chinese junk as many days to go...”
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“...Railway along the south bank of the river to meet the Tientsin-^P'u-k'ou line at Tung-O, that is in either case an addition of 80 or 90 miles to the length of the railway. The existence of direct railway communication with Tientsin on the one hand and the Yangtse Valley on the other cannot fail to result in an immense development of the trade of Chinan Fu and of the district generally. Other railway schemes are under consideration, those at present most often mentioned being a proposed line from Chefoo to Weihsien and one from Yenchou Fu (or other point on the Tientsin-P'u-k'ou line) to K'ai-feng Fu, Honan, via Chining-Chou. There are also several proposals for linking Chinan Fu by rail with points on the Peking-Hankow line and many others too immature to be de- scribed in detail. With the exception of the coal mining enterprise of the Deutsch- Chinesische Bergbau Gesellschaft, near I-hsien, already mentioned, the commercial interest for foreigners in this district lies in its present state...”
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“... Shantung. The first shaft sunk (252 metres) is about a mile south of the railway, with which it is connected by a short branch. A second shaft (about 350 metres) has been completed this year, close to the railway on the north. For Weihsien ... output see page 18 196 A large city, probably 100,000 in- habitants. Centre of many manu- factures, silk, embroidery, &c. Point of access for silk centre of Chang-i Hsien. A prospectus has been pub- lished of a proposed railway hence to Chefoo (226 kiloms.) via Oliang-i Hsien, Laichou Fu, Huang Hsien, ahd possibly Tengchou Fu. The 17th regiment of the Luchun army has been stationed here for over a year. A "Branch Commercial Settlement,' under the direction of...”
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“...Lungshan 378 ! Large market town. Coal mines a few miles to the south at a place called Puchuan Chilian Fu, East 406 Small branch line (2 miles) to bank of Hsiao-ch'ing Ho at Huang-t'ai Chiiio, continued thence by light truck line to Lo-k'ou, another 4 miles. From Huang-t'ai Ch'iao steam launch traffic on the canal to Yang-chiao-kou, 146 miles, has been attempted, but water is generally insufficient. Junk traffic is consider- able. From Yang-chiao-kou steamers run during a portion of the year to Chefoo, sometimes calling at Lung- k'ou, and junks ply to many places on the Shantung and Manchurian coasts Chinan Fu, North-west 409 Close to north wall of city. The station, being found the most con- venient for passenger traffic for the greater part of Chinan Fu, has lately been enlarged China,n Fu Wrst 412 Terminus. Adjoins tlie "Commercial Settlement" opened to foreign trade and residence in 1906. For various reasons the foreigners resident in Chinan Fu have only in a few in- stances...”
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“...H- 7$ 108 Tsingtau may point with pride to the progressive character of its trade, and even to the returns of the past year. Its prosperity is undoubtedly due to two advantages : firstly, an excellent harbour with wharves equipped with modern appliances for loading and discharging vessels ; secondly, a railway which not only taps the producing districts, but acts as a feeder to the large trading centres along its course These facilities have had the result of diverting the inland trade from Chefoo to here, particularly in straw braid and raw silk. Foreign imports.—A detailed return giving the quantities and values of the principal articles of import for the years 1906-07 is appended (Table I, page 19). Amongst the large variety of produce of which the imports consist, it may be mentioned that where possible the goods come from Germany, such as glass for windows, mining'material, &c. Matches come mostly from Japan. Cotton goods.—Shirtings and sheetings, both British and American, decreased...”
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“...haft have a filature here with foreign machinery. The production of this filature is only sent to Germany. It is reported to be the best Shantung silk produced. They applied for an annual grant from the German Government, but this was refused. Pongees.—■" Changee " (Chang-i Hsien), the district from which this class of goods comes, being only one day's journey from Wei- hsien, the half-way point of the railway between here and Chinan Fu, gives this port a great advantage over Chefoo, but in spite of this, Chefoo has still been able to hold its own. Trade here has increased, however, by 360 per cent., but very little is bought up locally, Tsingtau being used only as the most convenient and shortest route to the Shanghai market. Other exports, bean-calce and bean oil.—The export of bean cake has fallen from 205,610 cwts. to 26,766 cwts. ; that of bean oil from 260,960 cwts. to 79,046 cwts. in consequence of the exceedingly poor crop of beans, and of this reduced export nearly all appears...”
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“...Norwegian flag has dropped from 28 vessels to 19. The American flag did not put in an appearance during the year. Of British companies the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company carried on a regular service during the year, their steamers—• generally the steamship " Taksang," 1,559 tons—leaving Shanghai every Saturday and returning again on Tuesday evenings. This company's steamers were also very conspicuous during the winter months, running a regular line from Shanghai to Tsingtau, Wei- hai-wei and Chefoo and back. The port was also visited by steamers of the China Navigation Company, Limited. Harbour improvements.—No actual changes have been made in the harbour, though the construction of a special mole for unloading kerosene has been begun. The construction of large warehouses has started on Mole No. 2. Dock.—The floating dock was occupied on 173 days, during which time 14 men-of-war and six merchant vessels were docked. The dock employs two Europeans, and the number of skilled work- men has...”
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“...24 TSINGTAU. Comparative Table of the direct Foreign Trade of Tsiugtau, Chefoo and Shanghai during the Years 1906-07. 1906. Imports. Exports. Total. Tsingtau ... Chefoo Shanghai ... £ 1,115,254 1,301,334 37,038,368 £ 582,045 791,095 19,583,855 £ 1,737,899 2,092,429 56,622,223 1907. Imports. Exports. Total. Tsingtau ... Chefoo Shanghai ... £ 1,199,219 1,087,853 31,675,720 £ 145,792* 542,102 21,684,642 £ 1,345,011 1,629,954 53,360,362 * Exclusive of exports declared to Customs as destined for Shanghai or other Chinese ports; but which were ultimately destined for shipment abroad. It is believed that the actual export of goods from Taingtau to foreign countries in 1907 exceeded the export for 1906....”
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“...Trade, 1907 ...... Bid 4156 Seistan and Kain. Trade, China...... 4082 Canton. Trade, 1907 ...... Id 1907-08 ............ 4d 4103 Ichang. Trade, 1907 ...... id Peru...... 4074 Peru. Trade and Commerce 4104 Shasi. Trade, 1907 ...... id 1907 ............ 4il 4108 Shanghai. Trade, 1907 I'd Portugal ... 3977 The Azores. Trade, 1907 ... lid 4124 Kiungchow. Trade, 1907 ... 23d 4004 Oporto. Trade, 1907 ...... 4d 4125 Swatow. Trade, 1907 ...... 23d 4023 Mozambique. Trade, 1907 ... 2(1 4129 Chefoo. Trade, 1907 ...... 4d 406.' Madeira. Trade, 1907...... 2(1 4137 Changsha. Trade, 1907 Id Roumania ... 3939 Constantza. Trade and Ship- 4150 Wenchow. Trade, 1907 id ping, 1906 ......... Id ■1152 China. Foreign trade, 1907 ... 53d 4005 Roumania. Trade, 1907 3(1 cliinde 3721 Cliinde. Trade, 1905 ...... 3d Russia...... 4110 St. Petersburg. Trade, 1907... 5(1 Colombia 3956 Colombia. Trade, 1907 Id 4138 Odessa. Trade, 1907 ...... 5d Corea...... 4120 Corea. Trade, 1907 ...... 2d 4155 Riga...”