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APPENDIX II.
Foreign Goods forwarded to the Ipterior by Railway during 1903.
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88. I am sending with this report, in addition to the guide book referred to in paragraph 77, two books of photographs of Ts'ingtan and others taken at Chinan to which reference is made in the body of this report. "I am also forwarding three copies of the Annual Report on Kisochou for 1905-6, which contains some excellent views and pictures.
83. In my previous report I stated that as regards the prospect of trade at Weihaiwei, it is useless to blink the fact that with Kiaochou on one side and Chefoo on the other and in the absence of railway communication, it will not be an easy task to Since that report was written in 1903, the attruct Chinese trade to the territory. uncertainty which has prevailed, and still continues, regarding the future of Weihaiwai The Navy, which formerly has seriously interfered with progress and development. visited the port regularly throughout the year, having always as a rule at least one ship in harbour, has made little or no use of the port for a year, and it is understood that the fleet will not arrive this summer until August, and when it has arrived will only remain here for one month. The small trade that existed here, and might have gradually expanded under favourable circumstances and with encouragement, is decreasing, and traders have already moved or are contemplating removal elsewhere. Dalny, too, is to be opened as a free port, a status hitherto peculiar to Weihaiwei only in the Gulf of Pechili. The position of the two ports presents a striking contrast, for while Dalny is the port of ingress and egress for the trade of an immense hinterland with which it has railway connection, Weihaiwei, though it has a hinterland, is not allowed to be connected with the interior of Shantung by railway. Again, whilst Kisochou enjoys a lease for a fixed period of 99 years, and is not sparing either effort or money to improve its commercial "to promote position as a centre for trade and, in the words of the Kiaochou Convention, an increase of German power and influence in the Far East," Weihaiwei is at a standstill, but little is being expended on its development from public funds, and private enterprise is discouraged and checked by the vague nature of the tenure under which the territory is held and the uncertainty of our policy, which has been so often changed, regarding the place. Unless public confidence is restored by a clear and definite declaratiou that there is no idea of abandoning Weihaiwei but it is intended to retain it as long as Japan remains at Port Arthur, progress will be impossible, and this territory, so far as trade is concerned, must become "a spot of dull stagnation without power of movement."
Cotton Goods
Yarn
Woollen Goode
Buttons
Dyes, Aniline
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21st June, 1906.
J. H. STEWARt Lockhart,
Commissioner.
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Dat
Wal-halen and Neighbouring District
Chou-fan and Neighbouring
Oldman and Nghbouring
Total
Description of Goods.
Quantity.
Quantity Value. Quantity, “Valve.
Quantity. Talna, Qunutdiy,] Valos. Quantity) Važna
HK. THE
EDr. Th
Plcula
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4,221
14,000 408,321
Pieces
3,078 30,080 71,587
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140
Flasks
157 1,078
1,270
11,005
$11,775
1,800.01.3 22,500
10,306
Hk. Th. 1,797,301
800,000
6,110
100,000
104,208 | 1,796,84)
101
$1,05) 16,000
- 18.009
45,770
Gross
140 18,458
4,901 76,300 20,540 7,000
100.178
+
Falus
Gross
Mille
1,059
-
41,519
-
SOT'LE
5,214 807,490
1.1.
+
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Guilt
دة
46.875 6,800
#17 $4,300
087,200
38,438
477,000 08.264
18,278 SELJOR
40,644 348,795
40,307
876,200
18,308
111,307 | | 1,000,000
300,107
SAN
73,805
16,000
700,005
194,173
Valua
1,001
-
1,000
17,064
Sugar..
Plouts
1,071
4,005
8.201
44,087 14,000 05,204
BRAT
Wines..
Falus
3,900
1.no
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APPENDIX III.
1,130.000
Review at ÜHINANYU ON 22nd May, 1906
The Review commenced with an inspection in line of 1 Battalion Infantry ; 1 Field Hattery, Q.F. gans; 1 Battery Mountain Artillery, Q.F. Krupp guns, and 1 Bratron of Cavalry.
The infantry were all armed with Mauser rifles and carrying “packs,” and appeared clean and uniform in appearance.
The artillery (field) possessed French Q.F. guns which had only just arrived, and which they stated had a range of six English miles. I could not find out the sine of the bore.
The Mountain Artillery were armed with Krupp Q.F. Both batteries were horsed with China ponies.
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The cavalry were armed with Mauser carbines and swords, and were mounted on China ponies. The troops then marched past, infantry in column marching German style.
The infantry then advancing in line halted, and went through the manual exercises, using hiank ammunition. All these movements from a drill point of view were almost parfsot, but the sack, had it been similarly performed by an English battalion, would have been severely criticized--no une being made of oover, covering fire very weak, and the advance made by companies rushing forward for too long a distance, headed by an officer with a sword.
The Field and Mountain Artillery were then manoeuvred and put through the firing storciams, the last named firing blank. These movements I could not judgu, only noticing that orders mamad to be well panned on, and no hestiation was appai ent.
The cavalry wore then drilled, and lastly combined with a company of infantry in an gitnak, the infantry driving the enemy from a position, and the cavalry charging. This was well done but mounted as they are on Chine ponies, mounted infantry tertios rather than onvalry would appear to be most suitable,
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A company was then seen at physical drill and a squad at gymnastics.
The physical drill concisted of a tug of war and open order drill, many of the exercises being breathing ones.
The two gymnastic instructors were lat clase men and had modern European appliance, as horizontal and parallel bars, ropes, ladders, shelf, rings, &c., all being out of doors, beds of sand taking the place of mats.
The G.O.C., General Ma, stated all the men seen had under eight months' service, and that it was the Government's intention to maintain 10,000 regulars in Shantung as part of Yuan Shih K'ai's army --8,000 at Chinanfu, and 2,000 at Ch'ing Choufu.
It was also hoped that within three years artillery and cavalry would have horses, a horse- breeding establishment having been established in Mongolia (or Manchuria).
The pay of a private was said to be $10 a month, but this is probably subject to reduction for upkeep of uniform and does not include food. Modern barracks for all the troops are at present in
course of construction.
J. R. CLARKE,
Lieutenant, 1st Chlhess Regiment.
Weihaiwei,
31st May, 1906.
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