LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . UNaTUNt TAU CHEFOO BAY ^ ^. THE COAST OF SHANTUNG. 257 attractive health-resort for foreigners. The principal exports arefresh eggs, beancake and bean oil, straw braid, rush mats, silk,felt caps, vermicelli, groundnuts and dried fish. The imports arecotton and woollen goods, kerosene oil, hemp bags, straw mats,aniline dyes, ginseng, sugar, iron, coal and matches. The totalnet trade of the port was in 1903, Hk. Tls. 38,183,912 ; in 1904,Tls. 34,255,175; and in 1905, Tls.
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . UNaTUNt TAU CHEFOO BAY ^ ^. THE COAST OF SHANTUNG. 257 attractive health-resort for foreigners. The principal exports arefresh eggs, beancake and bean oil, straw braid, rush mats, silk,felt caps, vermicelli, groundnuts and dried fish. The imports arecotton and woollen goods, kerosene oil, hemp bags, straw mats,aniline dyes, ginseng, sugar, iron, coal and matches. The totalnet trade of the port was in 1903, Hk. Tls. 38,183,912 ; in 1904,Tls. 34,255,175; and in 1905, Tls. 39,131,384. («ce Section I. p. 84. Shantung). Weihaiwei j^ ^ ^. — Â port leased to Great Britain byChina, on July 1^ 1898, in order to provide Great Britain witha suitable naval harbour in North-China, and for the better pro-tection of British commerce in the neighbouring seas. Theleased territory comprises the island of Idukung ^l) ^ ^ (Liu-kung-tao), all the islands in the bay, and a belt of land 10 English ^ Ca »P«- Cob et T^lpgtje teu lUKONa TAO. WEIHAIWEI ^M ^ 17 258 SECTION IV. THE COAST-LINE OF CHINA. miles along the coasl-line. Its area is about 285 square miles,and the population 150,000. In addition to the leased ter-ritory, there is a sphere of influence extending over anarea of 1,500 square miles. The climate is excellent. Théchief port of the dependency is Port Edward, which has goodanchorage, with a depth of 45 feet. The Government is adminis-tered by a Commissioner. In 1905, the revenue amounted to$ 105,930, while the expenditure was $ 146,000. The grantfrom the Home Government amounted to £ 3,000. Mining andthe planting of fruit-trees have been of late much developed, andprogress would be improved wore the place connected by railwith the interior. Weihaiwei is a port of call for steamersrunning to and from the N. of China, and there is regularsteam communication with Shanghai, [see Sect. I. ch. IV. p. 85).TsHnglao ^ % (Green island).— A port at
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