New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
TILE CITY OF CHE-FOO.
A CHINESE SUMNER RESORT. WHICH THE JAPA

A CHINESE SUMMER RESORT, WHICH lht JhfH->-
EsE ARE VISITING IN M1Dw1NTER
Although Chee-Foo is a summer resort and there
fore at present very much out Of season. the Japan
csc seem TO have made up their minds TO take pos
session of II. II is of the treaty ports OF emma
and by the natives is known as fen-TaL Ii is
delightfully."- situated pretty but insecure har-
Dor on the northern side OF the famous Shan-Tung
promontory 1t faces the HoangIiai. or Yellow Sea.
and is therefore, exposed in the winter months to
the fierce gales and the strong northeast monsoons
which sweep that body Of water The harbor
is deep. and has good holding ground for vessels
of the largest size.
The city may be divided into two parts. the foreign
settlement and the native city The former extends
from the beach one Of the best in the Far East
for bathing, up sloping plain TO ana arouhd
Yen-Tai Hill 1t contains many large and cofnno-
dious houses which stand back from the road and
ere surrounded by spacious and beautiful gardens.
The streets and avenues are clear wide and well
made and are fairly shaded with trees on either
side The coolie houses and outhouses attached are
neat and well arranged. The foreign population ~
about 800 In number. chiefly missionaries. Oh the'e
the Church of England supplies q the English Bap-
fists. %; the China Island Mission, %; the Ameri-
can Presbyterans 81; the American Southern Bap-
lists Is: the American Swedish Baptists 3, ana the
Roman Catholics ILLS In all. not 10 speak OF their
children They are admirably located. their houses
having been built by the great missionary societies
OF Great Britain and the United states
A SANITARIUM.
The climate OF Che-Foo is rather cold in winter
but In summer Is so admirable that the place mas
long been used as a sanitarium and summer re-
sort from May TO November The merchants SEM
their families there from other points on the coast
the men-of-war visit the place week al uihe'
and the missionaries from "up-country ana ma
iarous districts go there TO enjoy weH-deser'eo
vacation each year. POny-ridng and racing. tennis.
cricket football hockey and open-air games aiioro
healthful recreation TO the community ROWING
Yachting fishing bathing and shooting are also pop
,,lar amusements There three hrst-cass ho'els
with fine table and excellent ATTENDANCE. ihe1
charge from $50 Mexican Cor SIS In the unted states
money upward per month. and give discount U"
these figures to families children ana missio"ai's
Washing and ironing are 81 a hundred pieces III VIII
ter and 60 cents a hundred in summer III you 90
not car. to walk you can hire chalr-porters' VINO
Will carry you In a chair suspended between TWO
long poles which rest their shoulders. Tor "
month apiece II you keep house you can get
good servants at g month each on an average rage
I'VE servants. while many have ten and twelve
The people are genial generous and hospi,a say
fne ssisblsh@ens, oiicsl and commercial but s as
streets are narrow and devoid Of drains and sewers
Place s ao% s so h'Sy as
FUochow and Canton Which are aeknowedged TO to
globe It Is , bad enough hSwever to produce dis,
Tine and to engender zymodc diseases which sweep
away hundreds every year. The population Of the
city ~ 10000. and Of the suburbs about 90
ITS COMMERCE.
The place is a growing commercial centre. -Four
great banks have branches there have also
twenty-five steamship companies. Steamers plying
almost daily connect CheFoo with Tentsin on the
west w-Chwang on the north. Corea Siberia and
Jamn on the east. Shanghai. Foo-Chow Annoy.
ewasow Hong Kong and Canton on the south. and
Formoea and the Philippines on the southeast The
chief companies are the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company. which Is owned by Chinese
canitalists but Differed by British and Americans
the China Navigation or Butterhed and Swires the
indo-C China or Jardne. the Nippon Yusen Kashia
and the Nitsui Bussan Kaishia, two japanese con-
Germs of great wealth The custom-house reports
that the annua, clearance OF the port Is OF apout
100 steamers and 900 sailing vessels not TO speak
81 some 5000 native Nnks. There has been STEADY
emigration from CheFoo for the hfteeen years iast
mast TO V.adivostock. There thousands OF Snan-
Tung men there working on the great Trans-Sipe-