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Antimony went to Europe during 1901. Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co., a German firm, agents for the Shell Transport Company, Limited, of London, have erected on the foreshore, several miles below the Foreign Concessions, Oil tanks for storing bulk Oil, to be tinned on the premises. Two tanks have been erected, each with a capacity of 2.50 tons of Oil. During the low-water season small tank-steamers will bring the Oil from Shanghai. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Langkat, has followed suit and erected an installation. The Commissioner of Customs in his report for 1901 said :-

The busy, go-ahead spirit which, according to my predecessor's Report for 1900, pervaded those interested in the three new Concessions-- Russian, French, and German during that year did not show any signs of slackening during the year now reported In spite of the floods, which undoubtedly did much damage to, and retarded the work on the Hankow-Peking, or Lu-Han, Railway, traffic as far as Kuang-shui (7K HH), 157 kilomètres, or about 98 miles, from the Han, was opened on Christmas Day, and trains between that place and the 'Gare Fluviale”--the principal station at the Hankow end, situated at Tan-shui-ch'ih (♬ K ), five miles below the Concessions ran once a week, stopping at the intermediate stations en route. On the 15th January, 192, a service of three trains a week to and from Kuang-shui was started.” Kuang-shui is in the north of this province, in hilly country, very near the Honan border, and is the inland terminus for the present; but the only tunnel to be constructed on the line having, practically, been completed, it is expected that in a month or two the traffic will be extended to Hsin-yang ( ), in South Honam. His Excellency the Viceroy has, under Imperial Ediet, thrown open a Concession on the Wuchang side of the river, on which Foreigners and Chinese can build residences and houses of business under certain rules and conditions.

Tea is the staple export. The total export of Tea from Hankow (including re-exports of Kewkiang tea) amounted in 1901 to 309,174 (of which 183,335 piculs were to Chinese ports), against 470,730 piculs in 1900 (of which 198,362 piculs were to Chinese ports), and 526,695 piculs in 1899 (of which 296,358 piculs were to Chinese ports). In 1901, Opium was imported to the extent of 276 picurls, as against 276 piculs in 1900, and 400 piculs in 1899. It is computed that 70 per cent. of the opium used at this port is native grown drug the import of the foreign article is declining. The trade under the transit pass system is larger at Hankow than at any other port, its value in 1901 being Tls. 192,552 against Tk. 95,740 in 1900. The net value of the trade of the port in 1991 amounted to Tls. 62,219,698, agzinst Tls. 57,050,639 in 1900, and Tls. 67,202,061 in 1899.

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DIRECTORY

ANDERSON & Co., Robт., Merchants

C. Schlee

H. Schlee (Fcochow)

E. White

Agency

China Mutual Steam Nvgtn. Co., Ld.

ARMY ADMINISTRATION-CHINESE

General commanding foreign-drilled

troops-Tsiang Piao

Chief Instructor---Lt. F. W. Hoffmann

Instructor, Infantry —Sergt. A. Seydel

記瑞 Sui-k

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Merchants

W. Carter, signs per pro.

H. E. Arnhold

E. Munder

P. Houben

C. Conscience, hide inspector

F. Betinez, godown-keeper

J. de Roza, E.Schran, godown-keepers (Hergberg. magr. of oil wharf

Agencies

Shell Trading azil Transport Co., Ll. Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co.

China Traders Insurance Company, Id. South British Fire and Marine Insce. Lancashire Insurance Company

New York Life Insurance Company

Hamburg America Line River steamers

禮渣 Chah-lee

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL CO., Ld.; Head Office.

Shanghai

M. Geysmar, manager

W. Zung, clerk

昌愾

Sun-cheong

BEHRENT, STERN & ADOLPH, Merchants

J. Behrend

Th. Stern

G. Thiel

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