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CHINA

The chief imports and exports for 2 years were as follows in HK. Taels : —

Imports

1918

HK Taels

Opium

520,090

Cotton goods.

151,880,423

Woollen goods

3.201,329

Metals

37,637,111

Rice.

22,776,933

Cigarettes

23,983,563

Coal.

12,593,479

Fish.

12,566,727

1919

HK. Taels

246,220

209,786,337

3,614,055

56,609,117

8,300,291

20,963,449

12,517,418

11,194,610

1918

Yellow beans Beancake. Raw Cotton Bean Oil

Silk, raw & manuf'd. Cow and buffalo hides Tin .... Tea ....

HK. Taels 14,539,023 29,882,829 37,887,337 24,981,249 108,180,591 13,470,376 11,009,067 14,066,872

1919

HK. Taels 28,775,023 44,173,118 30,253,447 21,060,878

138,101,953

10,361,381

8,428,133

22,398,436

Of the tea in 1919, 12,970,400 lbs. were exported to Hong Kong, 28,451,733 lbs. to the United Kingdom, 17,065,99b" lbs. to Russia Pacific Ports, and 11,155,266 lbs. to the United States. The total export of tea to foreign countries has been as follows :— 1895, 248,757,333; 1905, 182,573,064; 1915, 237,647,066 ; 1918, 53,895,600 lbs. ; 1919, 92,020,666 lbs.

In addition to her overseas trade China has an extensive coast and river trade, in which under "Inland "Waters Steam Navigation Regulations," steamers under foreign flag are allowed to participate. In 1919 1,613 vessels were registered, of which 339 were foreign, and 1,274 Chinese.

All treaties with China contain provision for most-favoured nation treatment. Dairen is the customs port for all the leased territory and has out-stations at Kinchow, Pulantien, Pitzewo, and Port Arthur.

In recent years the quantities and value of the imports of tea into the United Kingdom from China, including Hong Kong and Macao, were (ac- cording to the Board of Trade returns) : —

Year

Quantities

Tear

Quantities

Value

Value

1914

1915

lbs.

21,771,714 36,776,821 19,877,195

£

833,188 1,546,320

930,180

1917 1918 1919

lbs. 8,397,403 450,805 1,587,053 262,810

1916

26,755,017 1,939,474

Other important articles of import into, and of export from, Great Britain from and to China (according to the Board of Trade returns) in two years were : —

Imports

1918

1019

Exports

Cottons.

Iron, wrought, Ac. .

Woollens.

Machinery

1918

£

8,196,251

411,759

907,898

286,865

1919

Raw and waste silk.

Egg yolk.

Bristles

Wool and camels' hair

£ jc

1,588,141 1 1,712,170

1,922,475 6,181,793

501,084 798.225

302,455 1 796,189

£

13,106,805

1,431,243

1,585,389

592, 6W9

Total trade between United Kingdom and China for 5 years :

-

1916

1917 1918

1919

1920

Import* from China into U.K. Export* to China from U.K..

£

8,835,102 10,707,487

8,497,3.'.6 ■ 9,672,880 10,624,359 11,856,296

£ £ 23,052,935 ,26,919,081 20,969,747 48,542,1C1