Diplomatic and Consular Reports. Annual Series Volume 2621-2665 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...value 78,000/. Austria-Hungary supplies wood for building, and Germany ironmongery wares, as well as colonials and a considerable quantity of alcohol used for the manufacture of the wine, value 55,000/. Turkey and Egypt supply Samos with flour, wheat, and raw hides, which the native tanners prepare, and which is indeed the chief local industry, value 42,000/. Sundries from different other places, value 38,000/. The total value of the imports amounted to 213,000/. Steamers. Steamers calling at Samos (Vathy): Austrian-Lloyd, every Sunday from and to Smyrna, Piraeus, and Trieste; Messageries, every fortnight from Egypt and Syria to Smyrna and Marseilles, also to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; Hamidie', every Friday from Smyrna to the islands, and returning; Pantaleon, twice a week to and from Smyrna to the islands, and returning; Hadji-Daoud, also same line as Pantaleon. Telegraph: Ottoman, wiring in European and Turkish. Tele-Telegraphs, phone all over the island. The Satnian Government contracted with an Italian engineer Hoads. to make carriage roads all over the islands for the sum of 27,710/. The same engineer contracted to extend the breakwater of Harbours. Vathy (capital of Samos) 60 metres further for the sum of 15,000/. The harbour at Carlovassi has been completed, aud there are also harbours under construction at Tigani and Marathocambo. Port Vathy some years ago. consisted of 700 houses, whilst now building is going on. Many fine houses are completed, or in progress, not only in the leading streets, but in the most retired quarters, and the above-mentioned number has been doubled. Scala Nuova. Mr. Vice-Consul Alexakis reports as follows: --The trade of Scala Nuova can, at the present time, have no General interest for the British or European market, and un..