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DAIREN-CHEFOO

司公油火古士德

Teh-shih-ku-huo-yiu-kung-szu

TEXAS CO., THE, Texaco Petroleum Pro-

ducts-Yamagata dori; Tel. Ad: Texaco

M. Yoshino, in charge

H. Tsuruta

THOMPSON, HANNAM & Co. (Tong Shing), Insurance, Import and Export Merchants, Shipping and Forwarding Agents-48, Echigo-machi, Dalny; Teleph. 191; Tel. Ad: Thompson; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 5th Improved (1915) edns., Engineering Tel. Code (2nd edn.) 1904, Lieber's, Standard, Bentley's, Western Union, Universal and Marconi

F. Delano Thompson

J. W. Cartlidge | J..W. Fowles Agencies

Java Sea and Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.

Excess Insurance Co.

Los Angeles Pacific Navigation Co.

Mogul Steamship Co., Ld.

Dodwell Line of Steamers Bank Line

Barber & Co.'s Line of Steamers

(British Line)

American & Oriental Line

Ben Line of Steamers

Admiral Oriental Line Lumber Line of Steamers Barber Line (Shipping Board)

WILLNER, H. ADOLF-1, Higashikoen-cho;

Tel Ad: Manoversea

H. A. Willner

:

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Ltd., The

S. Ototake, manager

K. Higuchi, sub-manager

A. Nakajima,

do.

O. Shinoda, per pro. manager

Y. Horiye,

N. Kawamura,

do.

do.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

General Secretary-T. Nakagawa

CHEFOO

罘之 Chi-fu 臺烟 Yen-tai

Chefoo, in the Province of Shantung, is the name used by foreigners to denote this Treaty Port; the Chinese name of the place is Yentai, and Chefoo proper is on the opposite side of the harbour. Chefoo is situated in latitude 37° 33′ 20′′ N. and longi- tude 121° 25′ 02′′ E. The port was opened to foreign trade in 1863. In 1876 the Chefoo Convention was concluded at Chefoo by the late Sir Thomas Wade and the former Viceroy of Chihli, Li Hung-chang. The number of foreigners on the books of the various Consulates is about 400, but more than half of them-missionaries -live inland. Chefoo has no Settlement or Concessions, but a recognized Foreign Quarter, which is well kept and has good clean roads, and is well lighted. An International Committee consisting of six foreigners and six Chinese looks after the interests of the Foreign Quarter and derives the revenue at its disposal from voluntary contributions by residents. There is a good club. The races take place towards the -end of September. There are two good hotels and several excellent boarding- houses, all of which are full of visitors from July to the end of September. The climate is bracing. The winter, which is severe, lasts from the beginning of December to the end of March; April, May and June are lovely months and not hot; July and August are hot and rainy months; and September, October and November form a most perfect autumn, with warm days, cool winds and cold nights. Strong northerly gales are experienced in the late autumn and through the winter, and the roadstead gives but an uncomfortable, though safe, anchorage for steamers. In 1909 nearly two months were lost to trade through stress of weather. The Netherlands Harbour Works Co. started the construction of a breakwater in 1915. Further harbour improvement works were completed in 1921, the new breakwater, mole and quay being formally inaugurated on September 14th