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in 1933). In addition to these, large buildings have been erected outside. the south suburb of the city for the Shantung Christian University incorporat- ed by charter from the Canadian Government. The Tientsin-Pukow Railway Co. owns 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 establish- ments which can claim to be, more or less, modern factories:-7 flour

mills turning out 22,000 bags per day, 2 match factories, 3 cotton mills, several hair net factories, paper, iron and brass goods, soap, dye, leather, needles, wine, cloth, etc., factories, and a press packing plant.

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 a small river now in process of canalization, with Yang Chao Kou, on the Gulf of Chihli, distant 146 miles, whence there are occasional steamers to Chefoo. Tsinan stands five miles south of the Huang-ho or Yellow River, and in spite of some difficulties of navigation there is a considerable junk traffic between its river port of Lo-kou and the Grand Canal, which enters the river 80 miles higher up. This trade is almost, if not quite, entirely with the south, to Chingingchou and beyond, since the canal from the Huangho northward to Lin-ching-chou has been unnavigable for several years. The high road from Tsinan to the north crosses the Huang-ho by ferry at Chi-ho Hsien, distant 16 miles. Since the opening in 1912 of the bridge over the Yellow River at Lokow through communication has been established on the Tsin Pu Railway from Tientsin to Pukow viâ Tsinan.

The whole city is lighted by electricity. Great activity has recently been evinced in building colleges and schools, and among the interesting institutions of the town the Tsinan Institute, now connected with the Shantung Christian University is a remarkable and very interesting establishment that should not be overlooked. The northern sacred mountain of China, Tai Shan (5,100 feet), is distant some 20 miles (45 by road) to the south. Küfu, the birthplace and the tomb of Confucius, and the residence of the Confucian duke, are about 100 miles away in the same direction.

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