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No. 36.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received March 22.)
Peking, March 8, 1913.
(No. 103.) Sir,
I HAVE the honour to report that, after consultation with the Admiral Command- ing-in-chief and His Majesty's consul-general at Canton, the detachment of Indian troops stationed on Shamien was withdrawn on the 20th February, the Chinese New Year festivals having passed without any untoward incident.
The barbed wire entanglement and barricades are being retained for the present, and His Majesty's ship "Clio" remains as senior naval officer's command.
I have, &c.
J. N. JORDAN.
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(No. 114.) Sir,
No. 37.
Sir E. Goschen to Sir Edward Grey. (Received March 25.)
Berlin, March 20, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith a summary by Mr. Sampson of a memorandum on the development of Kiaochow from October 1911 to October 1912, which was published recently in the "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung."
I have, &c.
W. E. GOSCHEN.
Enclosure in No. 37.
Summary of Memorandum on the Development of Kiaochow from October 1911
to October 1912.
THE Chinese revolution, which began in the autumn of 1911, had an adverse effect on the commerce of the entire country. In the midst of the political troubles, however, Tsingtau remained perfectly secure and tranquil, to such an extent that many influential Chinese merchants took refuge in the colony. It is also worthy of note that the demand for land was greater than in any year since the colouy was taken over. The trade of the colony was favourably affected by the above-mentioned settlement of Chinese merchants and by the good harvest in the hinterland.
These circumstances more than outweighed the harmful effects of the revolution, and there was in consequence an increase of 7.6 per cent, in the revenue of the Chinese Maritime Customs, which amounted to 1,406,113 Haikwan taels in 1911–12 as against 1,306,520 Haikwan taels in 1910-11.
The trade of the colony rose from 69-40 million Mexican dollars in the previous year to 89-96 million Mexican dollars The value of the dollar, moreover, increased from an average of 1s. 102. to 28. in the year 1911-12.
According to the statistics of the Maritime Customs Office, the imports of goods not of Chinese origin, excluding the duty-free materials for railways and mining, amounted to 30-9 million dollars as against 28.7 million dollars in the preceding year, while the imports of Chinese origin, which had continually decreased in recent years, rose from 84 million dollars in 1910-11 to 22-06 million dollars in 1911-12. This rise was due principally to the above-mentioned increase in the Chinese population, but was also influenced by the completion of the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway. The total imports of German origin amounted to 5'4 million Haikwan taels, or 796,5001.
The exports in 1911-12 amounted to 37,000,000 dollars as against 32.3 million dollars in 1910-11. The most important exports in the two years were as follows:-
1910-11,
1911-12.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Straw plaiting
7,200,000
15,400.000
Ground nuts
5,700,000
5,000,000
Ground nut-il
2,000,000
3,200,000
Silk of all kinds
5,600.000
5,900,000
Cattle
300,000
700,000
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