TAKU-PEI-TAI-HO AND CHINWANGTAO
654
司公船駁沽大
H. Jackson, accountant
Ta-ku Po-ch'uan Kung-sze
TAKU TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY, LTD.-
Head Office: Tientsin; Tel. Ad: Calendar
Directors-W.
A. Morling, C. R
Morling, H. J. W. Marshall, E. W.
Carter, R G. Buchan
W. T. L. Way, secretary
A. B. Gaston, marine supt.
S. H. Dorey, accountant
Capt. A. Bramwell, bar-manager C. Norman, asst. engineer
TIENTSIN LIGHTER CO., LTD.
Butterfield & Swire, managers Capt. H. H. Brown, supt. J. Š. Calder, engineer
PEI-TAI-HO AND CHINWANGTAO
Chinwangtao owes its existence as a seaport to the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ltd. (now amalgamated with the Lanchow Mining Company under the title of The Kailan Mining Administration). It serves primarily as port of ship- ment for Kaiping coal. It is situated on the Western Coast of the Gulf of Liau Tung and is distant about 10 miles W.S W. of Shanhaik wan. The breakwater and pier form- ing the harbour are so constructed that vessels may lie alongside at any state of the tide and in all weathers, discharging from or loading directly to railway cars, so that there is the minimum of handling and loss by breakage.
Accommodation for steamers is shewn in the table:-
At Breakwater-
Depth at L.W.O.S.T.
Berth No.
3
4654
7
At Pier-
1 2
Length in Feet
in Feet
320
22
320
25
380
26
380
26
420
261
380
20
350
18
The entrance at the time of writing (September 1919) has a depth at L.W.O.S.T of 24 feet but the dredging operations now in progress are expected to give a depth of 26 feet in the near future.
Very complete arrangements have been made to insure rapid loading of coal at all times. Over 11,000 tons have actually been loaded on one day. For handling general cargo an equipment of locomotive cranes has been installed. Single lifts up to 7 tons can be dealt with. For heavier weights special arrangements can be made. Good fresh water from the Tongho River may be obtained from hydrants on the Breakwater and Pier.
The harbour and the large coal storage yards are exceptionally well lighted by electricity, and work proceeds by night as well as by day throughout the year.
The Port of Chinwangtao, unlike Tongku, Tientsin, and other ports in the neigh- bourhood, is accessible throughout the year. While Tientsin is ice-bound the sea- borne trade of that city and of the territory which it serves passes via Chinwangtao. As a trade distributing centre, its position as an open port on the main line of the Peking-Mukden Railway gives it a great advantage.
Apart from its importance as a port Chinwangtao is noted as a seaside resort. For this its bracing climate, its sandy beach and its mountain scenery render it well suited, and the "Bluff" is a delightful site for summer residences, on which the Administration is prepared to lease plots for building purposes on liberal terms.
The Administration owns large areas of land in the vicinity of the port. A good harbour, good water and cheap coal offer exceptional inducements for industrial enterprises and it is expected that a great development in this direction will occur in the near future.