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SZEMAO

and from British territory about 12 days. It was opened in the early part of 1897, and so far has not fulfilled the expectation of its potential importance as a trading centre..

TRADE IN 1934

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There was no very noticeable change in the character of the rather meagre trade carried on with Burma and Indo-China from: Szemao.. The total value, of the foreign imports increased by 25 per cent., it is true, but the relative figures, 647,000 dollars as compared with 519,000 dollars in the preceding year, are still somewhat unimposing. Against this improvement (which was largely due to effective work on the part of the new frontier patrols) must be set a small decline in the foreign export trade, the value figures for which were 178,000 dollars as compared with 192,000 dollars in 1933. This sparsely peopled and very isolated district has no domestic trade worth speaking of: during the year under review some 25,000 dollars' worth of tea was the only item passed outward under this heading and no domestic imports whatsoever were recorded.

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DIRECTORY

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

Kiulungkiang

Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Beebe

Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Goodenberger

Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Galt

Mrs. Chas. E. Park

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS Assistant-in-charge

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Kwok Yun-

Clerks-Chen Hsiao Feng and Chan

Sheung Yook

Tide waiter-Kao Fu Ching

CHINESE POST OFFICE

Postmaster-Yang Peng

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