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chwang was shut off from the rest of the world during winter, but the advent of rail- ways has changed all this. The Imperial Railways of North China, through their branch line from Koupangtzu, maintain daily communication with Tientsin, Peking and Mukden; and the South Manchurian Railway, through its branch line from Tashih- chiao, maintains daily communication with Dalny, Port Arthur, Mukden, Tiehling and Kuanchengtze. At the latter place the Chinese Eastern Railway connects for Harbin and Europe by the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The Chinese population of Yingkow is estimated at 52,000 and the foreign popula- tion in 1908 numbered 2,538 souls, of which 2,396 were of the Japanese nationality.
The value of the trade of the port during the year 1908 was Hk. Tls. 41,199,047, against Hk. Tls. 32,294,663 in 1907, and Hk. Tls. 44,482,001 in 1906. Until a few years back Newchwang had the monopoly of the trade of Manchuria, but now she has power- ful competitors in Harbin in the North, and Dalny in the South. In spite of the com- petition she is holding her own and the trade for 1909 promises to be the largest on record. The chief articles of export are agricultural products-beans, millet, maize, etc., and their by-products beancakes, bean oil and samshu, with a fair amount of bristles, ginseng, native medicines, wild and refuse silk and skins and furs thrown in. Another article of export has lately arisen in Fushun coal, and it is rumoured that the South Manchurian Railway, finding the cost of laying down the coal at Newchwang much cheaper than at Dalny, intends developing the export trade from Newchwang.
The greater part of the export trade here is with Japan and the Southern Chinese ports, but during 1909 some direct shipments of beans and beancake were made to Europe. There is considerable talk about the improvement of the upper reaches of the Liao River and the deepening f the Bar at its mouth, and if any such scheme could be successfully carried out, there is little doubt that the future of Newchwang would be assured, and increased prosperity of the port would result.
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記瑞 Jui-chi
DIRECTORY
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.-Tel. Ad: Kar-
berg
H. Finscher, signs per pro.
E. S. Leeds
F. Radloff
Agencies
Norddeutscher Lloyd American & Oriental Line Weir's North China Line Messageries Maritimes
Chinese Engineering & Mining Co., Ld. Commercial Union Assce. Co., Ld. China Traders' Insurance Co. Ld. Aachen-Munich Fire Insce. Co. Ltd. London Assurance Corporation South British Fire & Marine Inse Co. Allianz Fire Insce. Co. of Berlin
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL-Tel. Ad: Astor
W. S. Ward, manager
Chee-chang
BANDINEL & Co., Merchants and Shipping
Agents; Teleph. No. 26
F. D. Farmer
G. Farmer
P. Farmer C. John L. Rama
M. Yamanichi
Y. T. Kwo
Agencies
National Bank of China, Limited Nippon Yusen Kaisha
China Shipowners' Association Norddeutscher Lloyd
Northern Pacific Steamship Company Dodwell & Co.'s Steamers
Russian Steam Navigation Company Baltic Steamship Co., of Riga Pacific Steamship Co., "Energia" Transatlantic Transport Insce. Co., Ld. Continental Insurance Company Imperial Marine Insurance Company Hanseatischer Lloyd Internationaler Lloyd Sun Fire Office
Standard Life Assurance Company Chee Chang Yuen Oil Mill
Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
Boston Steamship Coy.
Boston Tow Boat Coy.
State Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Yorkshire Insurance Co. North China Steamship Co. Java-China-Japan Lijn
The Batavia Sea & Fire Insurance Co. The Java Sea & Fire Insurance Co.
The East India Sea & Fire Insee. Co. The Netherlands Lloyd
Yangtsze Insurance Co., Ld.
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