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runs to Rokotan, a famous summer resort commanding glorious scenery. A motor-car road, runs to Star Beach, and a tract of land along this, measuring about 85 acres, has been levelled and laid out. The construction of a new road, 44 kilometres in length, connecting Dairen and Port Arthur was commenced in 1921 on three sections simul- taneously, and was completed in July, 1924.
The town of Dairen, which has been expanding rapidly owing to business prosperity and increase of population, is lighted by electricity and gas and has ample telephone facilities. The electric power-house, when completed in 1911, had a capa- city of 4,500 kilowatts. This was increased in 1921 to 6,000 kws., and a second house with 10,000 kws. power was added in June, 1923, the total now being 16,000 kws. The town has macadamized lined roads 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 themselves at the port. The foreign and Japanese communities in April, 1909, organized and opened the Dairen Club. A Gun Club, Golf Club, 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 con- taining all devices for recreation, forms the chief attraction. The Chinese quarter, situated on the western fringe of the city, has also grown considerably. A new Railway Hospital, which has recently been constructed by the Railway Company deserves special mention owing partly to its size and partly to the excellence of its equipment. This hospital affords accommodation for 590 patients and treats more than 800 out patients of all nationalities on an average every day.
A direct steamship service is maintained every third day by the Dairen Steam- ship Company between Dairen and Shanghai, one outward bound steamer and one homeward bound steamer calling at Tsingtao twice a week, by which means communication is obtained between Shanghai and the trans-Siberian route to Europe. Regular and "half-regular" steamship services are maintained to and from all the important ports of Japan, U.S.A., Europe, China and Chosen (Korea), etc. Shanghai can be reached in 42 hours, Chemulpo in 24 hours, and Moji and Nagasaki in about 50 hours.
In 1927 the net value of the trade of Dairen was Hk. Tls. 349,572,624, as compared with Hk. Tls. 332,078,468 in 1926, Hk. Tls. 273,709,962 in 1925, Hk. Tls. 240,672,562 in 1924, and Hk. Tls. 230,549,253 in 1923. In the autumn of 1928 the population of Dairen consisted of 82,979 Japanese, 813 Koreans, 124,410 Chinese, and 492 foreigners, making a total of 226,695.
司公船輪督提
De-tuh-lung-shien-kung-sze
DIRECTORY
ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE, THE - 212,
Yamagata-dori; Teleph. 8801; P.O. Box
103; Tel. Ad: Cartlidge; Codes: Bentley's and Scotts (Shipping)
J. W. Cartlidge & Co., agents
AKITA SAW MILLS-21, Kitaoyama-dori
ANDREWS & GEORGE CO., INC., Merchants
ANGLO-CHINESE EASTERN TRADING Co.,
LTD., Merchants
斯盎
Yang sze
ANZ & Co., O. H., Export, Import, Ship-
ping, Forwarding and Insurance-212,
Yamagata-dori; Tel. Ad: Anz and Nord-
lloyd
P. Pansing, manager
Agents for
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Netherlands Insurance Co., (est. 1854) Bremen Underwriters Germanischer
Lloyd-North China Ins. Co., Ld.
AQUARIUS Co. OF SHANGHAI, Manufac-
turers of Table Waters
Cornabé, Eckford & Winning, agents
BANKS
BANK OF CHINA
BANK OF CHOSEN-Telephs. 8101, 8100 8108 and 8109; Tel. Ad: Chosenbank
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION-47, Echigo-cho
E. Wilken, sub-agent
G. H. Stacey
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