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Antimony went to Europe during 1901. Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co., a German firm, agents for the Shell Transport Company, Limited, of London, have erected on the foreshore, several miles below the Foreign Concessions, Oil tanks for storing bulk Oil, to be tinned on the premises. Two tanks have been erected, each with a capacity of 2,500 tons of Oil. During the low-water season small tank-steamers will bring the Oil from Shanghai. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Langkat, has followed suit and erected an installation. The Commissioner of Customs in his report for 1901 said:- "The busy, go-ahead spirit which, according to my predecessor's Report for 1900, pervaded those interested in the three new Concessions--Russian, French, and German during that year did not show any signs of slackening during the year now reported on. In spite of the floods, which undoubtedly did much damage to, and retarded the work on, the Hankow-Peking, or Lu-Han, Railway, traffic as far as Kuang-shui (), 157 kilomètres, or about 98 miles, from the Han, was opened on Christmas Day, and trains between that place and the 'Gare Fluviale"-the principal station at the Hankow end, situated at Tan-shui-ch'ih (♬ ✯ ), five miles below the Concessions -ran once a week, stopping at the intermediate stations en route, On the 15th January, 1902, a service of three trains a week to and from Kuang-shui was started.” Kuang-shui is in the north of this province, in hilly country, very near the Honan border, and is the inland terminus for the present; but the only tunnel to be constructed on the line having, practically, been completed, it is expected that in a month or two the traffic will be extended to Hsin-yang (f), in South Honam. His Excellency the Viceroy has, under Imperial Edict, thrown open a Concession on the Wuchang side of the river, on which Foreigners and Chinese can build residences and houses of business under certain rules and conditions.
Tea is the staple export. The total export of Tea from Hankow (including re-exports of Kewkiang tea) amounted in 1902 to 493,146 (of which 233,070 piculs were to Chinese ports), against 309,174 piculs in 1901 (of which 183,335 piculs were to Chinese ports), and 220,209 piculs in 1900 (of which 198,362 piculs were to Chinese ports). In 1902, Opium was imported to the extent of 196 piculs, as against 276 piculs in 1901, and 276 piculs in 1900. It is computed that 70 per cent. of the opium used at this port is native grown drug-the import of the foreign article is declining. The trade under the transit pass system is larger at Hankow than at any other port, its value in 1902 being Tls. 113,071 against Tls. 102,552 in 1901. The net value of the trade of the port in 1902 amounted to Tls. 73,811,178, against Ths. 62,219,698 in 1901, and Tls. 57,050,639 in 1900.
和協 Hip-wo
DIRECTORY
ANDERSON & Co., ROBT., Merchants
C. Schlee
H. Schlee (Foochow)
E. White
記瑞 Sui-ki
Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Merchants
W. Carter, signs per pro.
P. Houben
J. Kruse
J. da Roza
C. Conscience, hide inspector
H. Wartenberg, warehouseman T. Betinez, assistant
do.
C. Herzberg, magr. of oil wharf
Agencies
Shell Transport Trading Co., Ld. Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ld. Magdeburg Fire lusurance Co.
China Traders' Insurance Company, Ld. South British Fire and Marine Insce.
Lancashire Insurance Company
Hamburg America Line River steamers
禮渣 Chah-lee
Head Office,
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL Co., Ld.;
Shanghai
M. Geysmar, manager
W. Zung, clerk
行銀理匯方東
Tong Fang Houi-ly-ying-hong
BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE
R. Prunier, manager
C. Homberg, accountant
Bavier & Co., E., Merchants
F. Kolkmeijer
G. Melocchi
Agencies
General Marine Insce. Co. of Dresden Salamander Fire Ince. Co., Amsterdam
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