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involved only 14,655 tons, while that under German, of 26 ships, was accompanied by a rise in tonnage of 54,193 tons.
Foreign river steamers have decreased by 36 ships (or 26 per cent.) of 29,066 tons or 3.9 per cent.). This is accounted for by the laying up for some four months of a Portuguese river steamer, the "Sui Cheong," which previously plied regularly.
As in former years, I here insert a comparison between the shipping of the port twenty years ago and to-day. In 1890, 2,772 British ships of 3,507,945 net register tons entered the port, against 10,745 ships of 12,112,019 net register tons in 1910—an increase of 287.6 per cent. in numbers and of 245.2 per cent. in tonnage. These figures include ocean and river steamers and ocean-going sailing ships (not junks). In the same way foreign shipping during the same period has increased from 1,442 ships of 1,385,788 net register tons in 1890 to 5,646 ships of 8,810,585 net register tons—an increase of 291.3 per cent. in numbers and of 535.8 per cent. in tonnage.
The actual number of individual ocean vessels of European type of construction entering during 1910 was 734, being 365 British and 369 foreign. The corresponding figures for 1909 were 704, 336, and 368 respectively.
These 734 ships aggregated 1,804,675 tons.
They entered
4,284 times, giving a collective tonnage of 8,112,985 tons. Thus, compared with 1909, 30 more ships, with a tonnage increased by 121,836 tons, entered 86 more times, and gave a collective tonnage greater by 316,609 tons.
Thus :
Steamers Sailing No. of Times entered. Total Tonnage. Flag. 1909. 1910. 1909. 1910. 1909. 1910. 1909. 1910. British 331 360 5 5 2,054 2,124 3,854,571 4,041,557 German 7 7 722 735 1,176,322 1,206,757 Japanese 98 101 493 507 1,283,330 1,341,083 Austrian 1 1 1 1 2,404 Chinese 1 138 113 227,341 236,334 Corean 43 34 94,288 95,062 Danish 24 22 232 250 290,936 314,879 Dutch 1 0 1 1 1 796 French 5 6 16,320 20,422 Italian 17 16 105 108 207,190 214,737 Norwegian 32 35 148 144 262,459 262,670 Portuguese 11 13 28,470 34,496 Russian 94 66 36,927 29,478 Swedish 5 7 9 10 19,584 28,803 U.S.A. 5 35 27 53,726 45,398 No Flag 17 15 42 37 211,327 210,466 Total 704 734 4,198 4,284 7,796,376 8,112,985Page 180
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involved only 14,655 tons, while that under German, of 26 ships, was accompanied by a rise in tonnage of 54,193 tons.
Foreign river steamers have decreased by 36 ships (or 26 per cent.) of 29,066 tons or 3.9 per cent.). This is accounted for by the laying up for some four months of a Portuguese river steamer, the "Sui Cheong," which previously plied regularly.
As in former years, I here insert a comparison between the shipping of the port twenty years ago and to-day. In 1890, 2,772 British ships of 3,507,945 net register tons entered the port, against 10,745 ships of 12,112,019 net register tons in 1910—an increase of 287-6 per cent. in numbers and of 245-2 per cent. in tonnage. These figures include ocean and river steamers and ocean-going sailing ships (not junks). In the same way foreign shipping during the same period has increased from 1,442 ships of 1,385,788 net register tons in 1890 to 5,646 ships of 8,810,585 net register tons-an increase of 2913 per cent. in numbers and of 535-8 per cent. in tonnage.
The actual number of individual ocean vessels of European type of construction entering during 1910 was 734, being 365 British and 369 foreign. The corresponding figures for 1909 were 704, 336, and 368 respectively.
These 734 ships aggregated 1,804,675 tons.
They entered
4,284 times, giving a collective tonnage of 8,112,985 tons. Thus, compared with 1909, 30 more ships, with a tonnage increased by 121,836 tons, entered 86 more times, and gave a collective tonnage greater by 316,609 tons.
Thus :
British-
Steamers
Sailing
Steamers.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1909. 1910. | 1909. 1910.
1909.
1910.
German
Japanese-
Steamers
Sailing Norwegian
Austrian Chinese
Corean Danish Dutch French
Italian
***
***
***
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
U.S.A.
No Flag
331
5
5
7
***
108
113
735
360 2,054 2,124 3,854,571 | 4,041,557
7 17,683 17,663 722 | 1,176,322 | 1,206,757
98
101
493
507 | 1,283,330 | 1,341,083
1
***
1
138
43
34
212
223
227,341
236,334
7
7
24
24
94,288
95,062
24
22
232
250
290,936
314,879
1
0
1
796
簸喃
5
6
16
20
31,426
33,165
17
16
105
108
207,190
214,737
32
***
35
148
144
262,459
262,670
11
13
***
28,470
34,496
94
66
36,927
29,478
5
7
9 10
19,584
28,803
5
35
27
***
53,726
45,398
17
15
42
37
211,327
210,466
1
1
299
***
2 to 4
Total
704
734 | 4,198 | 4,284 | 7,796,376 | 8,112,985
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