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SWATOW

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The China Sugar Refining Company of Hongkong have a large sugar refinery here, but work has for some time been suspended. The import into this sugar-producing district of sugar from the Hongkong retineries has shown big fluctuations during the past five years. In 1908 the import was 18,294 piculs of white and 12,245 piculs of brown. In 1909 the figures were 57,284 and 18,380, respectively. The export in 1908 was 481,244 piculs of brown and 346,233 piculs of white, while in 1909 the export fell to 297,010 and 198,221 piculs, respectively. Refined sugar from Hongkong and Java and Malay sugars have taken the place of Swatow sugar in the Northern markets. In place of sugar increased attention is being given to the cultivation of vegetables, fruit, poppy and indigo. The net value of the trade of the port, coming under the cognisance of the Foreign Customs for 1912 was Hk. Tls. 57,391,124, as compared with Hk. Tls. 51,415,699 in 1911, Hk. Tls. 54,422,111 in 1910, Tls. 47,679,174 in 1909, Tls. 46,873,268 in 1908 and Tls. 45,342,001 in 1907.

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DIRECTORY

BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.-Tel. Ad: Taigin

Y. Yanagi, agent

T. Midzuno

R. Niph

S. Miwa

Y. Namiki

Agency

Chartered Bank of I., A. & China

ita Yuat-tay

Ben & Co., Shipchandlers, Storekeepers, Provision Merchants, Navy Contractors, Auctioneers and General Commission Agents

C. U. S. Ben C. P, W. Ben

Agencies

A. S. Watson & Company, Limited British-American Tobacco Co., Ld. Nestlé & Anglo-Swiss Cond. Milk Co.

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Tek-kee

Bradley & Co., LTD., of Swatow, Shanghai

and Hongkong, Merchants

Thomas W. Richardson, governing

director (England) Robt. H. Hill (England)

J. A. Plummer (Hongkong) G. A. Richardson (Shanghai)

A. Macgowan

F. C. Butcher

S. Barker

A. R. Pollock, engineer

J. M. da Cruz

Agencies

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpn. Mercantile Bank of India, Limited Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. Ben Line of Steamers Nippon Yusen Kaisha Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Kian Guan Line of Steamers Lloyd's

Royal Insurance Company

China Fire Insurance Co., Limited Standard Life Insurance Company Manufacturers' Life Insurance Co.

Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Western Assurance Co.

Swiss National Ins. Co., Ld., Basle Badisch Assecuranz Gen., Manheim Batavia Sea and Fire Ins. Co.

BRANGWIN, C. H., M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P.

(Lon ), L.D S. (Eng.)

Port Medical Officer

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Co.

C. H. Page

R. H. Parkinson

L. G. de Carvalho

古太

Tai-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants

J. H. R. Hance, signs per pro. A. E. Herdman

Agencies

Chartered Bank of India, A., and China China Navigation Company, Limited Ocean Steamship Company, Limited China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Australian Oriental Line Norddeutscher Lloyd Orient Line Java-China-Japan Line

Taikoo Sugar Retining Company, Ld Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co. of Hongkong, Ld., Agents for John I. Thornycroft & Co., Ld.

Royal Exchange Assurance Corpn. London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co. Orient Insurance Co. Guardian Assurance Co., Ld. British & Foreign Marine Insce.Co.,Ld. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. Sea Insurance Company, Limited Standard Marine Insurance Co., Ld.