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additional mints, for which there was no need, but only an alluring prospect of profit on the export and sale of copper 10-cash coins. It was calculated that two million pieces per day were being turned out by the three mints. The market value of the coins quickly fell below par, and orders from Peking reducing the output to 300,000 coins per day, and forbidding the export of coins to other provinces, necessitated the closing of the two mints before they had been in operation twelve months. In June, 1900, the port was visited by the most disastrous floods known there in living memory, the river rising through heavy rains, which overflowed and deluged the country, sweeping away villages and causing immense havoc and loss of life. The population of Foochow is estimated at 650,000.
The net value of the trade of the port coming under the cognisance of the Foreign Customs was Tls. 17,447,135 in 1905, which compares with Tls. 17,226,968 in 1904, and Tls. 16,738,718 in 1903. Less than two decades ago, the Customs revenue was fully two million taels annually; in 1905 it was Tls. 876,000 only, to which total opium contributed Tls. 363,000, over 40 per cent.
Hip.wo
DIRECTORY
ANDERSON & Co., ROBERT, Merchants
Henry Schlee
ARSENAL-IMPERIAL
High Commissioner — Tsong San,
Tartar-General Mandarins-Mâ, Yang
Ingénieur en chef-A. Bertrand, in-
génieur de la Marine Française Ingénieurs-Ch. David, A. Duboy Directeur des Mouvements Généraux- Chef du Bureau de Dessin-L.Sabatier,
agent du Bureau Veritas
Chef de la Comptabilité-A. Thermy Directeur de l'Ecole Française--L.
Médard
Chief Constructors and Overseers- Trubert, L. Viry, Huet, Chevalier Physician-Dr. Vizerie
BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
Y. Yoshiwra, agent
T. Midzuno
S. Murata
興太
Tai-hing
BATHGATE & Co., Merchants
John C. Oswald
Agencies
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Portland and Asiatic Steamship Co. South British Fire and Marine Insce. Imperial Marine Insurance Co., Ld. National Union Society (Fire)
Maatschappij tot Mijn-Boschen Lanel
bow exploitatie in Langkat Ld. The China Commercial S.S. Co. Northern Assurance Company American Asiatic S. S. Co. Java-China-Japan Lijn
成就
Cheu-sing
BENGSIAN & Co., Mers. & Commn. Agents
G. Bengsian
裕興 Hing-eu
BRAND & Co., H. S., Public Tea Inspectors,
Commission Agents, Auctioneers, &c.
H. S. Brand
Agency
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.
Po-lat-ket
BROCKETT & Co., Forwarding, Shipping & Comsn. Agts., Storekeepers & Aucnrs.
Mrs. G. T. Brockett (London)
T. Brockett
S. Smith
Agency
China Mutual Life Insce. Co., Ld.
古太
Tai-koo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants
H. Baker, signs per pro. Agencies
China Navigation Company, Limited
Ocean Steamship Company, Limited
China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld.
Taikoo Sugar Refining Company, Ld.
Royal Exchange Assurance Corpn.
London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co.
Orient Insurance Company
Guardian Assurance Company, Ld.
British and Foreign Marine Insce. Co.
Russo-Chinese Bank
Yokohama Specie Bank
司公船駁奎經 King Foey
CARGO BOAT Co., THE
Wing-chong
CAVE-THOMAS & Co., F., Merchants
F. H. Cave-Thomas
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