. Peking and the overland route. loneamount to tons, while there are many otherimportant mining centres in the country. Industries. Manchuria is essentially an agriculturalcountry ; at the same time there is now a greatly-increasedexport not only of raw materials, but also of semi-manu-factured articles. The chief industries are Yu-fang orbean oil and bean cake manufactures ; Mo-fang or flour-milling. Yu-fang. or oil industry, is carried on veryextensively throughout Manchuria, About half thepeople engaged in this trade make it their sole business,the rest are grain merchants who e
. Peking and the overland route. loneamount to tons, while there are many otherimportant mining centres in the country. Industries. Manchuria is essentially an agriculturalcountry ; at the same time there is now a greatly-increasedexport not only of raw materials, but also of semi-manu-factured articles. The chief industries are Yu-fang orbean oil and bean cake manufactures ; Mo-fang or flour-milling. Yu-fang. or oil industry, is carried on veryextensively throughout Manchuria, About half thepeople engaged in this trade make it their sole business,the rest are grain merchants who engage in oil-manu-facture as a side industry. The total output of oilamounts to 64,00 tons and that of bean cakes to 670,000tons. The Maiichurian industries are very rapidly develop-ing. Horses and nujles as a motive force are slowlygiving way to steam power ; house iTidustries are beingconsolidated into a factory system, and Manchuria, withits immense coal de])()sits. is rapidly becoming the greatindustrial countrv of Asia. 180. 131DAIREN, Railway Station.—Daircn Station, the terminus of theSouth Mancluu-ia Railway, is situated near thecentre of the city. Hotel.—The Yamato Hotel, under the management ofthe South Manchuria Railway Company, is oneof the finest hotels in the Far East. Entirely fire-proof. Heated by hot water, steam and hot airthroughout the building. 115 rooms ; single, doubleor en suite, with ]H-ivatc bath and lavatory. Tele-phones in rooms. Otis electric lifts. Electricclocks. Hot and cold running water in all roof garden commands a splendid view of Dairenand vicinity. Excellent cuisine. Luxurious PublicRooms, including Reading Room. Lounge, BilliardRoom with English and American Tables, Banquet-ing Hall, Theatre, and Private Dining Porters meet all incomijig trains andsteamers. PopuIation.~38,.568 Japanese, 42,886 Chinese, 119Foreigners (.January 191G Census). Consulates.—Great Britain Central CircleUnited States Echigo-choRussi
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