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CHINA

The sliare of the British Empire in the foreign trade of China in 1911 was 43*47 per cent., Japan coming second with 19*47 per cent., and Germany third with 9 '73 per cent.

The chief imports and exports are as follows (1911) : —

Imports

£ 1

1

Exports

£

Opium ....

0,497,06(5

Beans and bean cake

6,462,591

Cotton goods.

19,360,845

Cotton, raw and waste.

2,908,194

Woollen goods

897,694

Oils, vegt'tahle

1,854,465

Metals

2,855,835

Sesanium seed.

1,580,465

Cereals, rice.

2,517,107

Silk, raw & manuf d

12,477,423

Cigarettes

1,022,056

Cow and buffalo hides.

1,175,884

Coal.

1,129,303

Skins and furs

1,048,175

Oil, kerosene.

4,961,691

Straw braid

1,385,863

Tea

5,161,300

Of the tea in 1911, 15,541,466 lbs. were exported to Hong Kong, 19,698,933 lbs. to the United Kingdom, 110,245,465 lbs. to Russia and Siberia, and 17,486,000 lbs. to the United States. The total export of tea to foreign countries has been as follows: — 1885, 283,833,466; 1895, 248,757,333 ; 1905, 182,573,064 ; 1911, 195,040,400 lbs.

China has besides an extensive coasting and river trade, whichj by treaty, is largely carried on by British and other foreign as well as Chinese vessels.

The commercial treaty of 1858 provided for most-favoured nation treat- ment in the case ot Great Britain ; that of 1902, in the case of British possessions, and also made provision respecting investments by Chinese in non-Chinese companies, and by British in Chinese companies. Dairenis the customs port for all the leased territory and has out-stations at Kinehow, Pulantien, Pitzewo, and Port Arthur. Net Value of Trade at each Port in 1911 :—

Port

Net Foreign Imports

Net Native Imports

Total Exports

Hk Taels

Ilk Taels

Hk Taels

Aigun 1 321,403

113,926

77,042

Sansing.

276,841

445,597

1,731,932

Manchouli

9,037,293

1,536,823

1,653,633

Harbin

—

—

3,979,041

Suifenho.

6,222,580

—

19,466,117

Hunchun.

209,289

104,811

263,275

Lungchingtsun

127,290

—

19,496

Antung.

4,606,876

1,007,885

4,472,644

Tatnngkow

33,505

14,146

337,550

Dairen

26,071,864

2,259,256

33,730,976

Newchwang.

21,089,839

10,269,955

26,722,737

Chinwangtao.

3,175,240

2,955,209

3,372,308

Tientsin.

52,725,966

24,515,733

39,294,949

Chefoo.

8,175,488

8,478,538

13,916,518

Kiaocliow

20,894,830

5,393,158

19,853,669

Chungking

12,558,439

6,511.158

10,069,575

Ichang

1,965,872

1,322,223

1,517,692

Shasi

1,716,455

252,392

979,809

Changsha.

6,425,501

1,694,119

1,570,735

Yochow.

1,195,187

804,458

1,456,325

Hankow.

33,966,394

9,916,543

74,074,547

Kiukiang.

12,709,811

2,691,429

19,071,686

Wuhu.

8,242,687

2,553,368

10,636,102

Nanking.

3,958,048

2,133,967

2,970,523

Chinkiang

11,741,465

6,495,719

5,242,502

Shanghai.

81,119,205

26,025,399

90,115,886

Soochow.

2,687,702

862,827

3,329,293

Hangchow

3,026,442

4,439,535

9,632,054