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transacted there by foreigners is limited, though the staple exports. The total export of Tea for the 901, 6,653 piculs, and 10,713 piculs in 1900. The n off will be seen on a comparison of the above the export was 131,141 piculs, The quantity of Refuse and Wild Silk) exported in 1902 was 40,043. ,057 piculs. These figures, however, which are taken do not. give the total export, but only those in k are carried in large quantities to Hongkong by port of Sugar in 1902 was 154,512 piculs, against alue of the trade of the port coming under the for 1902 was Tls. 79,744,707; for 1901, Tls. 59,990,264,

exist between Canton and Hongkong, a distance of teamers plying daily, and a large number of native nication with Macao and regular connection with with Shanghai, Newchwang, and Kwangchauwan. ed was 2,156,994 tons, of which 1,668,894 were nder the Inland Steam Navigation Regulation has. rules were enforced in December 1901 compelling pection at the hands of an engineer appointed by es to ply, the number of launches is not so large as nmodious anchorage within 150 yards of the river connected by telegraph (an overland line) with and line was completed from Canton to Lungchau- frontier, in June, 1884. The electric light has the city. A projected railway between Canton perial sanction and a preliminary survey has been ct. The survey by an American syndicate of a with Hankow was also made in 1899, and work › Samshui (about 30 miles) commenced in December ir as Fatshan, was opened on November 15, 1903 ill be started at both ends early in the present year, so received Imperial sanction, but no preparations ailding of the line. Extensive wharves and godowns n Honam Island, about two miles below Shameen, ›le ocean-going vessels of considerable draught to

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chants

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ants:

A. R. Moosdeen J. H. Remedios

G. B. Eldridge, Shell Transport and

Trading Co.

Agencies

International Banking Corporation Pacific Mail Steamship Company Occidental & Oriental Steamship Co. Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha Rickmers Reism, Rhed. and Schifftan

A. G.

M. S. Dollar Steamship Co. American and Oriental Transport Line Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ld.,

Royal Insurance Co. (Fire and Life) Allgemeine Electricitats Gesellschafts. Arther Koppel's Light Railway Material Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ld. South British Fire & Marine Insce. Co. Magdeburg Fire Insurance Company

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