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TSINGTAO (KIAOCHAU)—–TSINAN

司公油火古士德 Teh-shih-ku-huo-yu-kung-szu

TEXAS CO., THE, Texaco Petroleum Pro- ducts-42, Fei Cheng Road;_ Teleph.

1203; Tel. Ad: Texaco; Codes: Bentley's and A.B.C. 5th. edn.

L. A. Scotchmer, district manager

J. A. Collins

D. J. Lewis

TSINGTAU Golf Club

President-K. Kodama

Hon. Secretary-L. A. Scotchmer

Hon. Treasurer- A. W. Robson

Ladies Repres.-Mrs. J. K. Jolly

Hang-li

ULF-HANSEN & Co., Import, Export, Ins., Machinery & Commission Agts.—20, Kuan Tao Rd.: Teleph. 1006; Tel. Ad: Ulfhansen

U. Ulf-Hansen, manager

Agents for

Arnhold & Co.

Slowe & Co., Ld.

Rose, Downs & Thompson (F. E.), Ld. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corpn. South British Insurance Co., Ld.

Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

Union Oil Co. of California

WEISCHER, DR. P., Physician and Surgeon

所張出島青行銀金正濱橫 Whang-ping-cheng-ching-ing-hong tsing-tao-tsu-chang-sou

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD., THE-

Tanyu Road; Tel. Ad: Spcciebank

YOSHIZAWA, T., Importer, Exporter and Mill Owner-1, Market Road; Telephs. 64, 146, 455, 930, 1101 and 1714; Tel. Ad: Yoshizawa; Codes: All Standard

T. Yoshizawa, principal

Y. Nanry, signs per pro.

TSINAN

Tsinan (or Chinan, as it is sometimes written), the capital of the province of Shantung, has the distinction of being the first city in the Chinese Empire in which a Foreign Commercial Settlement was voluntarily opened by the Government of China. The date of its inauguration was January 10th, 1906. The city of Tsinan lies at the foot of a range of hills (Lat. 36° 50' N ; Long. 117° É), and has a gradual slope from south to north. Situated in the south-west suburb are magnificent springs giving forth many tons of water per minute, and the streams from these natural fountains flow through the city to a lake situated on the north side. This abundance of water tends to make Tsinan one of the cleanest as well as one of the healthiest cities in the Republic. The population is computed to number about 650,000, about one-twentieth of whom profess the Mohammedan faith.

In an

address delivered on the occasion of the inauguration of the Foreign Settlement, the Governor of Shantung described Tsinan as occupying a pivotal position with respect to northern and southern China and as being on the main route from Kaiféng Fu to the Yellow Sea. "An immense development," he declared, "must, therefore, await this Settlement, and though it may never equal the largest commercial centres of Europe and America, yet it may well hope to enter into rivalry with them." Quite a considerable number of foreigners and foreign institutions have already established themselves in the Settlement, and during the last few years several large and imposing buildings have been erected. The chief of these are the British Consulate-General, the Japanese Consulate-General, Japanese hospital and the Chinese Post Office. Residential buildings are also rapidly being constructed. There is quite a boom in the building of small houses which are occupied by Chinese and numbers of Japanese (about 2,000 in 1927). In addition to thicse, large buildings have been erected in the south suburb of the city for the Shantung Christian University, recently incorporated by charter from the Canadian Govern- ment. The Tientsin-Pukow Railway Co. has acquired a large piece of ground in the Settlement, and has built offices and dwelling-houses for members of the staff thereon.

With the introduction of the use of machinery Tsinan is becoming more important as an industrial city. There are now about 40 industrial establishments which can claim to be, more or less, modern factories:-9 flour mills, 2 match factories, 1 cotton mill, several hair net factories, sugar, paper, iron and brass goods, soap, dye, leather, needles, cement, wine, cloth, etc., factories.

Tsinan is connected by rail with Tsingtao (Kiaochau), distant 280 miles, Tientsin 200 miles, and with Pukow on the Yangtsze. It is also connected by canal and river