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The increase in Ocean-going is made up principally by an increased number of Steamers calling at the Port in 1903 under the U. S. Flag and to the increased tonnage of some of the Pacific Mail Steamers, and to an increase under Chinese, Japanese and French Flags.
The increase in River Trade is made up by two French Steamers Sun Cheung and Kong Nam, the former being a new Steamer and the latter was transferred from the British Flag in July, 1903, also to the Chinese Steamers Chan Wai and Chan On whose running commenced in the first Quarter of 1903.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering the Port during 1903, was 741, of which 344 were British, and 397 Foreign. These 741 ships entered 4,419 times, giving a total tonnage entered of 7,064,185 tons. Thus compared, with 1902, 23 more ships entered 372 more times, and gave a total tonnage increased by 779,927 tons.
STEAMERS.
Flag.
Ships.
No. of Times
entered.
Total Tonnage.
1902. 1903. 1902. 1903. 1902. 1903.
3311,7531,982 2,965,0303,368,788
British,
324
Austrian,
20
15
50 42
125,929 106,944
Belgian,
1
3
3,624 1.
Chinese,
17
14
135
172
163,396 222,164
Danish,
6
8
13
27
23,374 48,676
Dutch,.
&
11
23
21
26,464 34,575
French,
27
42
228
262
219,111 246,837
German,
123
126
939
937 1,360,5241,345,567
Italian,...
4
3
14
12
23,428 32,732
Japanese,..
56
69
409
467
865,400 1,017,263
Norwegian,
49
51 300
318
263,379
319,685
Portuguese,.
3
46
30
7,897
7,110
Russian,
11
9
16
19
32,046 30,781
Swedish,
4
4
15
31
14,325 26,093
United States,.
23
24
56
61
121,339 200,706
No Flag,
Ι
2
1.260
Total,
Flag.
676 7094,000 4,383 6,215,866|7,009,181
SAILING VESSELS.
Ships.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
1902. 1903. 1902. | 1903. 1902.
1903.
British,
26
13
28
14
45.411 27,525
French,
7,104
German,
2
N
2,978
2,045
Italian...
:
Japanese,.
1
212
120
Norwegian, Sarawak, Swedish,
United States,. No Flag,
Total.....
42
1 1,418
1.498
1
9
4 1,338
2,676
1.271
17,040
11.177
:
1
1.408
2
47
86
68,392 55,004