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DAIREN

been erected at the northern extremity of the east breakwater and at the eastern extremity of the north breakwater respectively. In the latter position has also been fixed a fog-horn, worked by electric motor. A wireless telegraph station is established on the hill at the east of the wharves. There is a granite dry dock 430ft. long and 51ft. wide at entrance, with extensive repair shops attached to and leased and managed by the Dairen branch of the Kawasaki Dock Yard Co., Ltd., of Kobe A Marine quarantine station, built at a cost of Yen 430,000, was opened in November, 1912. It is scientifically designed and equipped on the latest and most approved lines with accommodation for both foreign and Chinese passengers.

An electric tramway runs along the principal streets and out by the suburban line to Shahokou, where the South Manchuria Railway workshops are established, over four miles westward from Dairen, and extends two miles farther to Hoshigaura (Star Beach), the finest watering place in Manchuria. There is an excellent hotel here manag- ed by the South Manchuria Railway Company, and also a number of bungalows which may be hired by visitors. The town of Dairen is lighted by electricity and gas and has ample telephone facilities. The electric power-house, which was completed in 1911, has a capacity of 4,500 kilowatts. The town has macadamized roads lined up with rows of shady trees, and is well equipped with waterworks, drainage and sewage systems. With the growth of trade, more particularly in Manchurian beans, a number of influential business houses, Japanese, Chinese and foreign, have established them- selves at the port. The foreign and Japanese communities in April, 1909, organized and opened the Dairen Club. A Gun Club, Golfing Association, and Marine Association are among the other institutions of the port. Of places for public amusement, the so-called Electric Park, designed on an up-to-date plan and containing all devices for recreation, forms the chief attraction. The Chinese quarter, situated on the western fringe of the city, has also grown considerably. There is a Railway Hospital equipped with every modern appointment and affording accommodation for 200 patients. It is ably conducted by a competent staff of medical officers.

A direct steamship service twice weekly is regularly maintained between Dairen and Shanghai by the South Manchuria Railway Company, making connection with the express train service (three times a week) and the Trans-Siberian route, whereby it is possible to travel from Shanghai to London in 133 days. Regular steamship services are maintained to and from all the important ports of Japan, China and Chosen (Korea). Shanghai can be reached in 42 hours, Chemulpo in 24 hours, and Moji and Nagasaki in about 50 hours.

For 1914, the trade of Dairen (imports and exports) amounted to Tls. 85,088,000, viz., Imports Hk. Tls. 38,569,000, and Exports Hk. Tls. 46,519,000. According to the census taken in June, 1914, the Japanese population of the town and suburbs under the Dairen civil administration was 36,708 in 9,648 houses. Chinese numbered 37,117 in 6,558 houses, and other nationals totalled 102 in 38 houses.

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