Annual Report, 1914-1915

Scope and Content

Includes: Political; The European War, the Constitution, capture of Tsingtau [Qingdao], the Japanese Demands, Railways, Pukow [Pukou] to Sinyang contract, Nanking [Nanjing]-Nanyhang-Changsha, Shanghai-Ningpo [Ningbo], financing difficulties. Finance, Revenue, Public Debt, Internal Loans, leakage in collection. Mining, lack of development. Currency Reform. Shanghai Settlement Extension, conclusion of negotiations.* British Post Offices in China, proposed abolition. Headquarters of Commercial Attaché in China. * The 'Open Door' in Manchuria.* Piracy in Chinese Waters.* Registration of Limited Companies in China. *Telegraph Rates and censorship.* Trading with the enemy. *The China Contingent.* The War: China and German misstatements.* Jubilee of the North China Daily News. School of Chinese, Annual Report. *Confidential Correspondence. Annual General Meeting.* Appendix. Redemption of Bonds by the Japanese Government. University for China at Hankow [Hankou]. Succession to the Presidency of China. Registration of Limited Companies, Shanghai. Suppression of Piracy in Chinese Waters. Japanese Preference in Manchuria, proposed limitation of Free Port Zone at Dairen, reduced foreign rates for specific through goods, the 'Open Door' in Manchuria, Association for the export of Cotton Goods to Manchuria. Telegraph Rates. Volunteers for Service in HM Army. British Consular Representative at Antung. Headquarters of the Commercial Attaché in China. Trading with the Enemy. The Annual Meeting; Depredations of the 'white Wolf', Yuvan Shih-Kai, a Second Mexico, suppression of brigandage, British Interests in the Yangtsze Valley, Opium, Whangpoo [Huangpu] Conservancy. Report of the Association's School of Chinese. The Great War, memorandum describing its origin and the responsibility for it. Hansard; China and Japan in the House of Commons. Claim for damage to property of foreigners. Cocaine imports. British interests in the Yangtsze Valley. Oil Concessions to the Standard Oil Co. North China. Piracy. China (Anglo-French Investment Co.) Chinese Loan. British University at Hankow [Hankou]. Shantung Railway extension. Shanghai Settlement Extension. Hansard; Railway Concessions, British Government Policy. Five Power Group Loan. Peking [Beijing] Arsenal. Opium in Shanghai. Wireless Telegraph Scheme. Far Eastern War Claims Foodstuffs as absolute Contraband. Japanese Demands on China. Japan (Coastal Trade). Southern Manchuria. China, Trading with the Enemy Act. South Manchurian Railway. Tsingtau [Qingdao]. New Shantung Railway. The Constitutional Compact of the Chung Hua Min Kuo.

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