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hongs except those of the Russians, who are exclusively engaged in the transit of tea- The imports are of the usual miscellaneous nature: arms, tea for the Desert and Siberia, mineral oil, matches, and needles figure next to piece-goods. The fine arts are unknown to the Tientsinese except in the shape of cleverly-made mud-figures; these are painted and make really admirable statuettes, but are difficult to carry away, being remarkably brittle.
The export coal trade may be expected to develop rapidly, as the Chinese Corpora- tion has been replaced by a strong combination of British and Belgian capitalists registered as an English limited liability company. The output and sale of the Kaiping collieries is about 3,500,000 tons a year, of which about 400,000 tons annually are brought to Tientsin for disposal to local consumers and to native craft navigating the Grand Canal and other inland waterways. Tientsin is the principal sea out- let for the entire trade of the provinces of Chihli, Shansi, Shensi, Kansuh, and part of Honan, with a population not far short of 100,000,000. The net value of the trade of the port in 1917 was the highest total yet recorded, and an increase of nearly nine million taels over the value of the trade for 1916. Following are the comparative statistics for the years 1915, 1916 and 1917:-
Net total imports-
Foreign
Native
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1915
1916
1917 Tls. 52,859,966 Tls. 57,606,509 Tls. 67,198,341
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22,333,528 49,859,964
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26,703,768 48,710,122
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33,043,496 42,118,24
Total exports of local origin
Net value of trade of port... Tls. 125,053,458 Tls. 133,020,399 Tls. 142,360,661
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DIRECTORY
Ching-ching-chi-ch'i-ch'ang ADAIR, GRAHAM & Co., Structural, Heating, Sanitary and General Engineers, Ship Repairers, Boiler Makers, Founders and Contractors, Office and Works-British Bund; Teleph. 1195; Tel. Ad: Adair; Codes A1, A.B.C., Lieber's, Bentley's, and Engineering
Ninian Adair, M.I.N.A., managing dir. George Graham,
do.
ALLEN, Edgar Pierce, Attorney and Coun- sellor-at-Law-15, Victoria Terrace;
Teleph. 1150; Tel. Ad: Penella
清美 Mei-ching
AMERICAN MACHINERY and EXPORT Co.,
Mining and Engineering Equipment and
General Import and Export-Teleph.
1328; Tel. Ad: Meiching
A. P. Peck, president
J. L. Dobbins, vice-president
E. K. Lowry, manager
H. K. Chang, asst. manager G. O. Haviland, accountant Agency-China Mail S.S. Co.
Andersen, Meyer & Co., LTD., Gen. Mer- chants, Engineers, etc. - Taku Road; Tel. Ad: Danica
H. March, representative
R. S. Davis
W. E. Ketcham J. Boyce
L. Kampf J. W. Williams-
ANGLO-CHINESE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION LTD. (Aceal), associated with Reiss & Co., Manufacturing, Consulting and Mining Engineers; Taku Road and Bruce Road; Tel. Ad: Aceal
C. E. Moore-Bennett, C.E., managing dir. (for list of Members see Peking)
Aquarius Company, Manufacturers of High-Class Table Waters from Pure Distilled Water
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., local agts.,.
37, Victoria Road
亞細亞 Yah Si Yah
ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD., THE (London), The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ld.
-7, Quai de France (French Con- cession); Telegraphic Address: Doric; Telephs.: General Office: 1389; Compra- dore's Office: 650; Hotung Installation: 1507; Tongku Installation: 7 N. Leslie, local manager
W. Lewisohn A. M. Brown
C. Tonkin
J. Oestermeyer Miss Bryson Miss Smith
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