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“...seaports of China, with a trade already equal
or superior to that 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...”
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