268  THE  CHINESE  EMPIRE
produced  no  effect  on  the  trade  of  Mengtsz,  as  shown  by
the  following  figures,  the  percentage  of  imports  going
inland  under  transit  pass  being  given  in  parentheses  a  ter
the  import  values  :—

Imports.  Exports.  Total.
Tls.  Tls.  Tls.
1894  ..  1,241,879  (92)  943.321  2,185,200
1899  ..  3,373,641  (85)  1,883,297  5,256,938
1904  ..  6,063,777  (74)  4,683,522  10,747,299

The  principal  import  in  1904  was  cotton  y arn
(Tls.3,732,000),  and  the  principal  exports  were  opiurn
(Tls.1,332,000)  and  tin  (Tls.3,187,000).  Of  the  imports
86  per  cent,  were  declared  from  Hongkong  in  bond  throng
Tonkin,  and  14  per  cent,  from  Tonkin  ;  of  the  expor  s
70  per  cent,  were  declared  for  Hongkong,  and  30  per  cen  •
(including  opium  Tls.1,332,000  out  of  Tls.1,404,000)  tor
Tonkin.  .  ,
Szemao  (22 0  47'  N.,  ioi°  2'  E.),  also  called  Esmok,  with
a  population  of  15,000,  at  an  altitude  of  4,700  feet,  is  situate
in  the  south-west  corner  of  Yunnan  at  a  distance  of  eighteen
days’  pack-animal  journey  from  Mengtsz  and  from  Yunnanfn,
six  days  from  the  French  Laos  frontier,  and  twelve  days
from  the  British  Shan  frontier.  The  transport  is  solely
by  pack-animals.  The  port  was  opened  in  1896,  and  the
value  of  its  trade  in  1904  was,  imports  Tls.221,753,  exports
Tls.45,230,  total  Tls.266,983.  The  principal  import  was
cotton,  and  there  were  no  exports  distinguished  above
others.
Tengyueh  (24 0  45'  N.,  98 o  15'  E.),  with  a  population  oí
10,000,  lies  at  an  altitude  of  5,500  feet.  Situated  on  the
western  border  of  Yunnan,  it  is  seven  days’  pack-animal
journey  from  Bhamo  in  Burma,  and  twenty-four  days
from  Yunnanfu,  by  a  road  crossing  a  succession  of  mountain
passes  rising  at  times  to  8,000  feet,  and  dipping  into  valley^
some  as  low  as  2,500  feet  above  the  sea.  The  opening  °*
Tengyueh,  attempted  in  1900,  was  accomplished  in  19 02  ’
and  in  1904  its  trade  was,  imports  Tls.1,747,820,  export*