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TSINGTAO (KIAOCHAU)-TSINAN
YOSHIZAWA, T., Importer, Exporter and Mill Owner-1st Market Road; Telephs. 2064, 2146, 2455, 2930, 3101 & 3714; Cable Ad: Yoshizawa; Codes: All Standard
T. Yoshizawa, principal
O. Watase, signs per pro.
YUE CHONG COAL Co.—30, Kuan Tau Road
C. C. Wong
YUNG KONG & Co., General store-
keepers, Wine and
and Spirits mer- chants, Shipchandlers and Navy
contractors-53, Chung Shan Road; Teleph. 80
S. H. Hoo, director
ZIMMERMAN, S., Importer and Export- er, Speciality Frozen Shell Eggs, Cold Storage-13, Shi Yuan Road Teleph. 3951; Cable Ad: Zimmer-
inan
H. J. Zimmerman, secretary M. A. Zimmerman, signs p.p. M. P. Belov, assistant manager
TSINAN
Tsinan (or Chinan, as it is sometimes written), the capital of the pro- vince of Shantung, has the distinction of being the first city in the Chinese Empire in which a Foreign Commercial Settlement was voluntarily opened by the Government of China. The date of its inauguration was January 10th 1906. Within the area of this Settlement, which lies outside the West Gate of Tsinan city, foreign merchants are allowed to reside and trade and lease land; the leases are for terms of thirty years, renewable for a similar term. The control of the Settlement is vested in a Municipal Ad- ministration presided over by a Mayor appointed by the Nationalist Govern- ment. The city of Tsinan lies at the foot of a range of hills (Lat. 36° 50° N; Long. 117° E), and has a gradual slope from south to north. Situated in the south-west suburb are magnificent springs giving forth many tons of water per minute, and the streams from these natural fountains flow through the city to a lake situated on the north side. This abundance of water tends to make Tsinan one of the cleanest as well as one of the healthiest cities in the Republic. The population was computed by the chief of Police at the end of May, 1931 to be about 398,217, about one-twentieth of whom profess the Mohammedan faith. In an address delivered on the occasion of the inauguration of the Foreign Settlement, the Governor of Shantung des- cribed Tsinan as occupying a pivotal position with respect to northern and southern China and as being on the main route from Kaiféng Fu to the Yellow Sea. Quite a considerable number of foreigners and foreign institu- tutions have already established themselves in the Settlement, and during the last few years several large and imposing buildings have been erected. The chief of these are the British Consulate-General, the Japanese Consulate- General, Japanese hospital and the Chinese Post Office. Residential build- ings are also rapidly being constructed. There is quite a boom in the build- ing of small houses which are occupied by Chinese and numbers of Japanese (about 2,000 in 1930). In addition to these, large buildings have been erected in the south suburb of the city for the Shantung Christian University, recent- ly incorporated by charter from the Canadian Government. The Tientsin- Pukow Railway Co. has acquired a large piece of ground in the Settlement, and has built offices and dwelling-houses for members of the staff thereon.
With the introduction of the use of machinery Tsinan is becoming more important as an industrial city. There are now about 40 industrial establish- ments which can claim to be, more or less, modern factories:-7 flour mills
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