1918

TSINGTAU—TSINANFU
703
Standard Oil Co. of New York—Teleph.
507 ; Tel. Ad: Socony
A. E. Fitzsimmons, manager
R. M. Johns, installation
E. S. Correll
H. T. Bradley
H. W. Daniels
Thomson, J., Import and Export Merchant
—Tel. Ad : Thomson—(absent) ,
Tow a <fc Co., Groundnut Oil Mill Impor¬
ters, Exporters and Shipping Agents—
23, Peking Machi; Telephs. 123, 137, 569;
Tel. Ad : Towa; A.B.C. 5th Edition
S. Miyake, proprietor
M. Akutagawa, manager
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Whang-ping-cheng-ching-ing-hong
tsing-tao-tsu-chang-sou
Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., The—23,
Shidzuoka Machi; Tel. Ad: Speciebank
H. Ohta, agent
S. Ishimaru, signs per pro.
S. Sawahara
K. Kawamura, accountant
R. Tsuruda
S. Tomiyama
H. Fujitani
M. Shimada
H. Ishikawa
T. Irie
Y. Kishinami
T. Nakamura
N. Yabe
H. Hirano
Yoshizawa Yoko, Importer and Exporter
—9, Tientsin Machi; Telephs. 146, 45">
and 64; Tel. Ad: Yoshizawa
T. Yoshizawa, director
^ ^ So-hoa
Zijlstra & Co., Import, Export and Com¬
mission Merchants —14, Saga-cho; Tel.
Ad: Zjdstra
K. Zijlstra, manager
H. G. Zahn
Agencies
J. H. Newbauer & Co., Grocers, San
Francisco
Netherlands Lloyd Marine «fc Fire Ince.
TSINANFU
Tsinan (or Chinan, as it is sometimes written), the capital of the province oj
Shantung, has the distinction of being the first city in the Chinese Empire in which a
Foreign Commercial Settlement was voluntarily opened by the Government of China.
The date of its inauguration was January 10th, 1906. The city of Tsinan lies at the foot
of arrange of hills (Lat. 36° 50' N ; Long. 117° E), and has a gradual slope from south to
north. Situated in the south-west suburb are magnificent springs giving forth many
tons of water per minute, and the streams from these natural fountains flow through
the city to a lake situated on the north side. This abundance of water tends to make
Tsinan one of the cleanest as well as one of the healthiest cities in the Empire. The
population is computed to number about 300,000, about one-twentieth of whom
profess the Mohammedan faith. In an address delivered on the occasion
of the inauguration of the Foreign Settlement, the Governor of Shantung described
Tsinan as occupying a pivotal position with respect to northern and southern China
and as being on the main route from Kaifeng Fu to the Yellow Sea. “An immense
development,” he declared, “must therefore await this Settlement, and though it may
never equal the largest commercial centres of Europe and America, yet it may well
hope to enter into rivalry with them.” Quite a considerable number of foreigners and
foreign institutions have already established themselves in the Settlement, and many
fine buildings have been erected or are in course of erection for the various foreign
consulates, banks and business firms and for their staffs. Since the Japanese occuption
of Tsingtao, a great number of buildings have been erected by the Japanese, who are
now engaged in building an importing consulate. H.M.B. Government have also just
commenced work on a large consular building. Many Chinese houses have been
built and more are in course of erection in the Settlement. The Tientsin-Pukow Rail¬
way Co. has acquired a large piece of ground in the Settlement, and has built offices and
dwelling-houses for members of the staff thereon.