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TENGYUEH (MOMEIN)—SZEMAO

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It is only the foreign trade with Burma that is of any importance at Tengyueh, and it has to be recorded that the value of the inward section of this trade decline by 28 per cent. (from 2.5 million dollars in 1933 to 1.8 million in the year under review) and the value of the outward section by nearly 20 per cent. (from 3.1 million dollars to 2.5 million). The district enjoyed yet another year of good harvests and was again free of bandit distur- bances, while exchange against the rupee improved from Yunnan $230 per 100: : rupees to Yunnan $205. The decline in the import trade, half the value of which is contributed by grey cotton yarn, was fairly general in character; but the whole of the loss on export account was due to a decrease under one item, yellow silk, the outward movements of which were value at only 2.2 million dollars as compared with 2.9 million dollars in the preceding year. All other export items did better than usual on account of the reduced export tariff. The roads leading from Tengyueh to Bhamo and Myitkyina respectively were in poor condition througout the year; but those in the Shan States are good, and it is now possible to reach Rangoon in two days and Mandalay in three days by motor-car from Mangshih, a place situated at a distance of about three days' journey from Tengyueh.

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DIRECTORY

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS

Assistant in-charge-Rolla Rouse

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Assistant-Chen Kuan-soon

Senior Out-door Officer R. West Medical Officer-U. Pee

CONSULATE, GREAT BRITAIN-Cable Ad:

Britain

Consul-W. Stark Toller

MISSIONS

AMERICAN LADIES' MISSION

SWEDISH MISSION

POST OFFICE

Postmaster-Chu Chia jui

SZEMAO

茅思

Se-mari

Szemao, opened to the Tonkin frontier trade by the Gérard Convention of 1895 and to British trade by the Burmah Convention of 1896, is situated in the south-western part of the Province of Yunnan in latitude 22 deg. 47 min. 29 sec. N. and longitude 100 deg. 46 min. E. It is a sub-prefectual walled town built on gently rising ground overlooking a well-cultivated plain. The elevation is 4,700 feet above the sea-level, and the population is estimated to be about 10,000. The climate is moderate, the temperature rarely exceeding 80 degrees (Fahr.) during the summer, and seldom falling below 40 degrees in the winter months. The place is distant from both Yunnan-fu (the capital of the province) and Mengtsz 18 days, from the French Laos frontier 6 days,

Yangtsze

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Forts

Canton

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