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than coal included groundnuts, in shell and shelled, of which 69,753 quintals were exported abroad as compared with 67,943 quintals in 1937. Coastwise ship- ments of groundnuts totalled 7,029 quintals as against 1,147 quintals. Crops for the year are said to have been reduced by some 20 per cent. Bricks, tiles. and fireclay shipped abroad and coastwise were valued at $747,957 as against $265,909, much of the increase being due to heavy exportations of fireclay stone to Japan, Dairen and Hongkong, which amounted in value to $545,622. Raw cotton for Dairen amounted to 14,824 quintals valued at $732,810, while $26,225 worth of window glass (other than common) was exported to Hongkong, Penang and Singapore, with $86,888 worth being shipped to Shanghai and Chefoo. Export of medicinal substances to Manchurian ports and thence to Korea were valued at $690,339.

As regards currency, the public were compelled to accept at par, notes of the Bank of Hopeh and the Bank of Chitung, while on the formation of the Federated Reserve Bank on the 10th, March the latter's notes were put into circulation. Following the discounting by 10 per cent of the notes of the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, and the Central Bank of China, notes of the Federated Reserve Bank were practically the only notes

met with.

The number of vessels entered and cleared during the year, excluding junks, military transports, etc., was 1,669 with an aggregate tonnage of 3.525,929, as against 1,313 vessels with a total tonnage of 2,817,063 during 1937. The British flag took foremost place as in the preceding year.

關海島王秦

Chin wang tao hai kuan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

DIRECTORY

Acting Commissioner-Q. V. L. Gerli Acting Deputy Commissioner-A.

Takahashi (Shanhaikwan) Assistants Chen Cheng Kang, Yao Ting-hsin, Tong Li Sheng and Y. Muraya

Clerks Yeh Ling Yü, Li Tui Pin. Jur Chi-yu, Fang Huan-min, Wang Wee-sing, Shih Tsu-yin, Lu Ju-hsiang, Wang Kia Nai, Li Shih Chieh, Chang Yuan Tseng, Fu Tao Pu and Djang Wen King

Tidesurveyor--C. J. Burge Assistant Tidesurveyors-T. Iwatate

(Shanhaikwan) and S. Iwamoto Boat Officers-F. W. Wright and K.

Kajiwara

Assistant Boat Officers-Tung Chi Yen, Ma Mu Tai, Sung Vee Zur, Wong Kui Shan and T. Itoh Examiners--C. W. Hall, Kuan Ching

Chih, Chang Shoa Dzing, Koo Wei Wu, Zung Lih, Wu Tze Chien, Kao

Tsun, K. Kimura, Y. Kumagai and K. O. Sekiguchi Tidewaiters--Ho Yu, Tao Yu Wen, Shen Kue'n, Wu Chi Han, Koo Ling Kung, Chang Yen Ching, Chen Tsun Yuan, Ho Hung Zai, Wang Kuo Fan, Chao Ta Feng, Han Chia Chang, Tsung Hung Mo, Sung Shu Yen, Ho Chong Shun, Wang Han Ching, Su Giong Check, Zung An Ching, Lee Chwan Chu, Lee Pai Ho, Wang Ju Lin, Ying Han I, Wang Ssu Chien, Bai Ching Kou, Chin Heng Ling, Liu Fu Chung, Feng Hou-Sheng, Kao P'eng Yuan, Liu Fung Chang, Chen Mok Hwa, Liang Yun Te, Chai Shu Jen, Ma Yü Fen, Liu Cheng Hsiang, Yen Peng Yung, Ting Yao Liang, Yu Hsien Wen, H. Uyeki, Chang Hung Hsiang, Liu Li Chih, Yuan Pao Chen, K. Tamura, Y. Tazaki, I. Fukushima, S. Iishima, H. Ikenaka, H Kato, S. I. Mochizuki, H. R. Nakashima, T. Oyamada, H. Sato, H. Shiraishi, I. Kozuki and T. Mori