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neighbourhood are absorbed by the local spinning mills. Of these there were six in Tientsin and vicinity in 1922, with an aggregate capital of $12,000,000 and a total of 190,000 spindles. Five more mills, with 122,000 spindles, were in course of construction. The yarn produced is of 14, 16, and 20 counts. Carpets, shoes, glass, coarse earthenware, and fireworks are also made in large quantities in the city, but Tientsin is at present essentially a centre for distribution and collection rather than for manufacture. The exports include coal, wool (from Kokonor, Kansulı, etc.), bristles, straw braid, goat skins, furs, wine, and carpets (of which 3,321,541 square feet were exported-chiefly to the U.S.A.-in 1923, valued at Hk. Tls. 2,900,841). The export trade is a creation only some 15 or 20 years old, and is largely due to foreign initiative. Wool cleaning and braid and bristle sorting are the cliief industries in the foreign hongs except those of the Russians, who are exclusively engaged in the transit of tea. The imports are of the usual miscellaneous nature: armis, 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.
Tientsin is the principal sea outlet 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. Following are the comparative trade statistics for the ycars 1921, 1922 and 1923:-
Imports:
Foreign (net)
Native (net)
Exports
Value of trade of Port
...
1921 Hk. Tls.
113,791,298
1922 Hk. Tls.
1923 Hk. Tls.
122,440,039
102,341,339
...
47,369,373
47,014,868
49,646,387
...
...
63,618,531
75,061,425
86,420,212
...
224,779,202 244,516,332 238,407,938
DIRECTORY
Alimentation Generale, Import and Export, Forwarding and Commission Agents, Wines and Provisions-78, rue de France; Teleph. 2494 (South)
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AMERICAN CHINESE CO., INC., THE, Ford Sales and Service-Motor Garage: 38-42, rue de France; Tel. Ad: Tacco
L. O. McGowan, president
H. A. Lucker, vice-president
H. W. Grambs, manager
A. Lindberg, assist. manager
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. THE, Interna-
tional Banking, Shipping and Travel-
173, Victoria Road; Teleph. 223 (S.O.);
Tel. Ad: Amexco
P. T. Ortman
P. Macovoy
清美 Mei-ching
AMERICAN MACHINERY and EXPORT CO., Mining and Engineering Equipment and
General Import and Export-Teleph.
1328; Tel. Ad: Meiching
E. K. Lowry, president, manager
H. K. Chang, vice-do., assist. mgr.
Export Dept.
F. Mehler
P. Y. Loo, engine dept.
T. M. Collester, import dept.
Miss E. Hopkins, stenographer
American Oriental Banking Cor- poration, THE-61, rue de France;
Teleph. 2375 (South); Tel. Ad: Amor- bankco
G. Bourne, manager
昌慎 Sun Chang
ANDERSEN, MEYER & Co., LTD., General
Merchants, Engineers and Contractors
--Telephs. 374 and 376; Tel. Ad: Danica
L. Kampf, manager (absent)
R. E. Gilleland, acting manager
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