532
CHINA
declined by Hk. Tls. 2,260,000 and the enormous decrease of Hk. Tls. 7,000,000 is to be recorded for Shanghai. Amoy and Swatow have gained increases of Hk. Tls. 72,900 and Hk. Tls. 254,700 respectively, but these are not sufficient compensation for the decline of Hk. Tls. 1,500,000 in the collection at Canton. While the bulk of the decrease in the revenue collection was the result of the general depression of trade, part of it was also caused by a diversion of trade routes to irregular channels in order to avoid the numerous surtaxes, thereby escaping all Customs control.
Value in Silver and Sterling of the Foreign Trade of China, 1892 to 1927:- Year Average Exchange.
Imports.
Exports.
S. d.
Hk. Tls.
£
Hk. Tls.
£
1892 1893
...
1894 1895
4
41
140,298,086
30,544,061
102,583,525
22,333,288
3
11
149,928,703
29,517,212
116,632,311
22,961,986
3
...
23
163,897,525
26,206,530
128,104,522
20,483,379
1905
1906
...
...
1896 ... 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903
1904 ...
1907 ...
3 31
172,853,145
28,268,688
143,293,211
23,434,411
3 4
...
209,106,866
34,851,143
2
...
...
...
...
...
2 108
113 204,554,227 217,761,975
3
0
...
...
280,907,296
131,081,421 21,846,903 30,470,055 163,501,358 31,416,701 159,037,149 42,282,402
3
...
11
223,791,888
34,734,365
2
11
...
...
280,472,693
41,559,625
24,354,889 22,944,422 195,784,832 29,469,696 158,996,752 24,677,621 169,656,757 25,139,243
...
...
...
2
7층
335,601,739
43,628,226
214,181,584 27,843,605
2
...
...
73
343,300,115
45,296,542
214,352,467
28,282,616
2
102
...
348,603,090 49,966,442
239,486,683
34,326,424
...
...
3
0:
458,340,485
68,942,047
227,888,197
34,278,183
3
...
...
414,184,061 68,167,793
236,456,739
38,916,838
...
...
1908.
3 2
422,838,531 68,711,261
264,380,697
42,961,863
...
...
...
1909
...
1910
1911
81
...
1912
08
...
...
1913
3
0
396,261,991 52,834,931 417,586,237 54,264,460 462,437,260 62,260,433 473,517,685 63,628,938 377,338,166 471,809,192 72,000,048 570,064,696 86,103,508
276,660,403
36,888,053
338,992,814
44,051,410
380,833,328 51,273,653
50,700,286
370,520,403
56,544,517
403,305,546
60,915,191
1914
2
83
...
546,425,219
74,564,285
345,280,874 47,116,943
1915
2
7
...
454,475,719
58,939,820
418,861,164
54,321,457
1916 ...
3
3
...
...
516,406,995
86,767,390
481,797,365
78,820,556
1917
4
3극용
1918
1919 ...
...
5
...
37%
6
...
1920
6
91
...
1921
...
3
11
1176
1922
3
9
...
1923
3
...
...
52
549,518,774 118,633,090 554,893,082 146,670,958 646,997,681 204,882,600 762,250,230 258,847,474 906,122,439 179,100,763 945,049,650 923,402,887 160,633,627
462,931,630
99,940,188
485,883,031 128,430,019 630,809,411 199,756,313 541,631,300 183,928,963
177,196,809
1924
3
...
71
1,018,210,677
183,441,015
601,255,537 118,841,915 654,891,933 122,792,237 752,917,416 130,976,259 771,784,468 142,947,825
1925
57
947,864,944
165,876,365
776,352,937
135,859,262
1926 1927
3
...
...
18 1,124,221,253
175,112,344
864,294,771
134,625,353
13
918 1,012,931,624
142,867,649
918,619,662
129,565,537
It will be observed in this table that an increase in silver values does not always mean an increase in trade when measured in sterling.
HISTORICAL
The year 1900 will ever be memorable in the history of China for the "Boxer" rising. Details of this great social and political upheaval may be found in preceding volumes of this Directory. The object of the rising, which was confined to the North, was the extermination of foreign native Christians and people known to be associated with foreigners. The Legation Quarter at Peking was besieged for two months by the Boxer rabble and the Imperial troops, the occupants being reduced to the verge of starvation. Troops were poured into China by all the European Powers, America and Japan, and it was not before 20,000 foreign troops had fought their way to the capital that the siege was raised. Over 250 Europeans were murdered during the rising, and it was estimated that over 10,000 natives perished, most of them being Christians or the kinsmen of Christians.
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