THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1905.
This decrease is due to:-
( i ) The disappearance of all Russians and almost all Japanese ships from
the run since the war b gan.
(ii) A large number of small German and Norwegian vessels being
transferred to the Japanese Coast Trade.
(iii) A considerable decrease in numbers (but increase in tonnage) of
vessels under U.S. A. colours.
The decrease in numbers of Foreign River Steamers is due to the smaller number of individual vessels plying, while the increased tonnage is accounted for by the larger size of those left.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering during 1904 was 885, being 509 British, and 376 Foreign.
These 885 ships entered 4,907 times, and gave a total tonnage of 6.543,710 Thus, compared with 1303, 14 more ships entered 12 times less, and with a total tonnage decreased by 466.471 tons.
tons.
STEAMERS.
Ships.
No. of Times entered,
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1903. 1904. | 1903. | 1904.
1903. 1904.
British,
331
4981,982|2,151 3,368,788|3,843,355
Austrian,
15
13
42 32
106,944 102,349
Belgian,
2,047
Chinese,
14
172
180
222,164 241,085
Danish,
8
27
13
48,676 26,817
Dutch.
11
21
44
34,575 84,379
French,
42
36
262
238 246,837 234,977
German,
126
147
937
861 1,345,567|1,268,835
Italian,..
Japanese,..
Norwegian,
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3
نا
12
20 82,732 38,212
69
30
467
51 1,017,263| 114,951
51
60
318
253
319,685 276,211
Portuguese,
1
30 53
7,110 12,167
Russian,
9
Spanish,
Swedish,
United States,..
24
KANU
19
30,781
14,578
2
6,017
31
12
26,093 8,582
61
64
200,706 232,857
No Flag,
2
1,260 2,500
Total,
709
859 4,3833,981 7,009,1816,509,919
SAILING VESSELS.
Ships.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1903. | 1904. | 1903. | 1904.
1903.
1904.
British, Dutch,
13
11
14
27,525
19.447
84
French,
4
German, Italian,.
1
212
4
7,194
3,444
2,045
47
Japanese,
1
Norwegian,
Sarawak,
1
2
22
994
120
1.498
3,651
2,676
1,338
Swedish,
1
1,271
United States,.
9
4
4
11,177
2,867
No Flag,
Ι
1
1
1,498
919
Total,
32
25
36
26
55,004
32,791
903