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SWATOW

not shown at all though the Commissioner in 1905 noted "the continued and steady decline of Swatow's chief export (sugar)," and said the reasons for this were no doubt that by slow but steady inroads Hongkong Refined Sugar is taking its place, and in 1906 Report the Commissioner commented on the importation of refined sugar from Hongkong, and of Java and Malay sugars, as a significant feature of the trade, the demand for Swatow sugar in the North having fallen away. The export of sugar in 1905 was 492,992 piculs of brown and 311,406 piculs of white, and in 1906, 325,611 and 231,234 piculs respectively, which is only about half the quantity exported five years ago. In place of sugar increased attention is being given to the cultivation of veget- ables, fruit, poppy and indigo. The net value of the trade of the port, coming under the cognisance of the Foreign Customs for 1906 was Tls. 43,159,013 as compared with $47,948,050 in 1905; and Tls. 49,280,786 in 1904. A noteworthy feature of the trade of the port in 1905 was that in spite of the boycott of American proflucts which prevailed in the trade marts of China, the arrivals of American kerosine oil amounted to 1,150,075 gallons as compared with480,050 gallons in the previous year.

DIRECTORY

BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.; Tel. Ad. Taigan

M. Esaky, manager

H. Yamase M. Hojio

BL

Tey-kee

BRADLEY & Co., Merchants

Thomas Wm. Richardson Robt. H. Hill

A. Macgowan

A. Forbes (Hongkong)

G. A. Richardson (Shanghai)

F. C. Butcher, signs per pro. A. Thompson

J. M. da Cruz

Agencies

Hongkong & Shanghai BankingCorpn. National Bank of China, Limited Mercantile Bank of India, Limited British North Borneo Company Shan Steamship Company

Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. Shire Line of Steamers Ben Line of Steamers

Nippon Yusen Kaisha Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Kian Guan Line of Steamers Shell T. & T. Company Line Lloyd's

Royal Insurance Company

China Fire Insurance Co., Limited Standard Life Insurance Company New York Life Insurance Company Manufacturers' Life Insurance Co, Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ld.

Tai-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants T. H. R. Shaw, signs per pro. R. N. Spens

Agencies

"Chartered Bank of India, A., and China.

Russo-Chinese Bank

China Navigation Company, Limited Ocean Steamship Company, Limited China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Norddeutscher Lloyd Orient Line Java-China-Japan Line

Taikoo Sugar Refining Company, Ld. Royal Exchange Assurance Corpn. London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co. Orient Insurance Co.

Guardian Assurance Co., Ld.

British and Foreign Marine Insce. Co.

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld.

Sea Insurance Company, Limited

司公總路鐡汕潮

Chiu-sau-tak-to-chong-kung-sze

CHAOCHOW & SWATOW RAILWAY Co., LTD.

Head Office: Chee On Street; Tel. Ad. Railway

Cheong Yuk Nam, managing director

general

Lim La Sang, managing director

Wong Siu Ping,

do. (Canton)

Cheong Chong Hong, director (B'kok)

Chia Mong Chee, director (Penang) Ng Li Hing, director (Hongkong)

lỗi Ta Đã Chiu-sheung-chuck

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION Co.

Siu Wei-nam, agent

Liang Bi-tien, chief clerk

Agency

China Merchants' Insurance Company

Eong-nee

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co., Ld.

S. J. Deeks, agent

Tan Chiang Yong, sec. agency staff Digitized by

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