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cattle to Vladivostock. Fruit grafting is becoming a promising enterprise. The develop- ment of the town of Tsingtau had made considerable progress; the town is thoroughly lit by electricity, houses had been springing up in all directions, and a system of water supply and sewerage add much to the hygienic conditions of the town. The dry dock commenced operations in October, 1905, and important new harbour works were completed a few years ago. The dock employed 56 Europeans and an average of 1,400 Chinese workmen.
For the European community the Government maintained a reformed modern grammar school, open to boys and girls alike. In addition to the State school there was a girls' boarding and day school carried on by Franciscan Nuus. There were also. a number of village schools in which in a five-years' course of instruction the pupils. could obtain an elementary knowledge of Chinese, arithmetic, physical and political geography, natural science and German. For secondary instruction in European and Chinese sciences there was the German-Chinese High School opened on October 25th, 1901. The new buildings recently constructed were designed to accommodate 520 pupils. The teaching staff consisted of 28 German and 9 Chinese teachers. thoroughly equipped observatory was opened in January, 1912, through the munificence of the Union of German Navy Leagues abroad.
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The temperate climate and the excellent beach brought Tsingtau into prominence
as a suminer resort.
DIRECTORY
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ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (NORTH CHINA),
LTD., THE-Tel. Ad: Doric
S. Riches
H. E. G. Mumford
J. Walker, installation engineer
Bardens, F. J., Importer and Exporter --9, Tientsin-machi; Teleph. 146; P.O. Box 143; Tel. Ad: Snedrab; Codes: A B.C. 5th Edition, Al.
F. J. Bardens (Dairen)
G. R. Bardens
Agencies
Pacific Mail S.S. Co.
British Dominions General Ince. Co. Shanghai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., LTD. Cornabe, Eckford & Co., agents
C. G. Smith, representative
BRITISH VICE-CONSULATE
R. H. Eckford, Vice Consul
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Cornabe, Eckford & Co., agents
CHINA IMPORT AND EXPORT LUMBER Co.
E. Koff, manager
CHINESE POST OFFICE
K. Hattori, first class postmaster
記和 Ho-kee
CORNABE, ECKFORD & Co.
R. H. Eckford
G. J. Dears
Y. Ashida
S. F. Lindburg
Agencies
P. & O. S. N. Co.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Royal Insurance Co., Ltd.
New Zealand insurance Co., Ltd. Standard Lite Ass. Co., Ltd.
Sun Life Ins. Co. of Canada, Ltd.
China Mutual Life Ins. Co., Ltd.
angtze ins. Ass., Ltd.
Lloyu's
關海膠
Chiao-hai-kuan
CUSTOMS THE MARITIME
In-door Staff
M. Tachibana, commissioner
H. Otaki, acting deputy commissioner
S. Nishigori
M. Morimoto 1. Ando
Out-door Staff
A. Nakashima
N. Yamaguchi
S. Otani, act. tidesurveyor
K. Midzuno, act. asst. tidesurveyor H. Ancha, act. boat officer
H. Narabayashi, act. chief examiner Y. Mori, acting examiner
M. Sushida,
T. Mishima, K. Arita,
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