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CUSTOMS, NATIVE

TAKU—PEI-TAI-HO AND CHINGWANGTAO

J. H. Hunter, in charge

HAIHO CONSERVANCY

W. G. Sherman (Taku)

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION, THE-

Tel. Ad: Maishan (Tongku)

J. H. Worth, shipping agent

水引沽大 ★ Ta-ku-yin-shu

PILOT COMPANY, TAKU

J. Taylor, Ch. Saville, W. P. Chard, S. J.Strong, J.U. Gordon, A.McTaggart, J. Whitelaw (secretary), J. Taylor

POST OFFICE CHINESE

Officer in charge

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK-

Hsinho Installation

G. H. Sowden

TAKU CLUB

S. H. Dorey, hon. secretary

司公船駁活大

Ta-ku Po-ch'uan Kung-8z6

TAKU TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY, LTD.- Head Office: Tientsin; Tel. Ad: Calendar

Directors J. Stewart, W. A. Morling,

R. K. Douglas, C. R. Morling, H. J. W. Marshall

W. T. L. Way, secretary

A. B. Gaston, superintendent engineer

H. Jackson, accountant

S. H. Dorey, accountant Capt. A. Bramwell, bar-manager C. Norman, asst. engineer

TIENTSIN LIGHTER CO., LTD.

Butterfield & Swire, managers

H. H. Brown, supt.

J. S. Calder, engineer

T. S. Morton, overseer of lighterage

PEI-TAI-HO AND CHINGWANGTAO

Chinwangtao, which owes its existence as a seaport to the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ltd. (now amalgamated with a Chinese Mining Company under the title. The Kailan Mining Administration), is situated on the western coast of the Gulf of Liao Tung, and is distant about 10 miles W.S.W. of Shanhaikwan. It is the natural distributing centre for the north-west part of the province of Chihli. The breakwater and pier which form the harbour are so constructed that vessels may lie alongside at any state of the tide and in all weathers, and discharge or load direct on to and from railway cars, so that a minimum of handling, and, consequently, of loss, is ensured. There are seven berths--five at the break water, and one on each side of the pier-and the railway tracks are so arranged that loading and discharging can be proceeded with independently at each berth. The main berths have 21 feet of water at the lowest tides, but steamers drawing 23 feet 6 inches can as a general rule discharge with perfect safety. The bottom being soft mud, there is really nothing to prevent vessels with a draft of 25 feet from discharging, provided they are prepared to take the mud at low water. The Administration has already commenced a dredging scheme which, when completed, will give a depth of water of 25 feet at low tides. The Administration has at present three steam cranes available for weights up to five tons each, and, generally speaking, it may be said that the loading and discharging facilities are excellent. On one occasion 73,000 bags of flour were taken out of one steamer in 27 consecutive hours, whilst on another 4,000 tons of coal were loaded on to one steamer in 31 consecutive hours. These facilities, resulting from the liberal expenditure of capital, have caused Chinwangtao to become a formidable rival for the trade hitherto shipped via Taku to Tientsin. The port is accessible throughout the year. It is practically the only port in the Gulfs of Pechili and Liau Tung accessible during the winter, which, on an average, extends from December 10th to March 10th. Good, sheltered anchorage, also, is to be found in the Roads. The Administration's branch line runs from the pier to Tongho, four miles distant, on the main trunk line from Newchwang and Mukden to Peking. During the year 1916 the Peking-Mukden Railway will have completed a deviation giving Chinwangtao direct communication with the main railway line. The Administration own the land in the vicinity of the port, and that portion of the property known as the Bluff, comprising the best residential and building sites, has now been laid out as a township, in which plots may be leased on moderate terms.