KIUKIANG.
Kiukiang is situated on the river Yangtsze, near the outlet of the Poyang Lake, and is a prefectural city of the province of Kiang-si. It is distant about 137 geographical miles from Hankow and 445 miles from Shanghai. Kiukiang was before the Rebellion a busy and populous city; but it was occupied by the Taiping rebels in 1853, and before it was given up to the Imperial troops it was almost entirely destroyed. When the foreign settlement was established there, however, the population soon returned, and it has continued to increase rapidly: it is now estimated at 53,000.
The city is built close to the river, the walls running along the banks of it for some 500 yards. Their circumference is about five miles, but a portion of the space enclosed is still not occupied. The city contains no feature of interest. There are several large lakes to the north and west of it, and it is backed by a noble range of hills a few miles distant. The foreign settlement lies to the west of the city and is neatly laid out. It possesses a small bund lined with trees, a tiny club, and small
Protestant and Roman Catholic churches.
The idea which led to the opening of Kiukiang was, no doubt, its situation as regards communication by water with the districts where the Green Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting Kiukiang have never been wholly realised. The total quantity of Tea exported in 1888 was 278,042 piculs, of which 38,902 piculs were Green, the export for 1887 being 276,614 piculs. Opium was imported to the extent of 3,077 piculs in 1888, and 3,017 piculs in 1887. Kiukiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1888, 24,128 piculs of this ware was exported. The total value of the trade of the port for 1888 was Tls. 11,050,238, and for 1887, Tls. 10,368,885.
Consulates.
DIRECTORY.
官事英大
* Ta Ying ling-shih-kwan.
BRITISH.
Consul-C. F. R. Allen
Constable-Charles Rowe
它事領國美大
Ta-mai-kwok ling-shih-kwan.
UNITED STATES.
Consul-B. J. Franklin, residing Hankow
✰✰ Ta-ao ling-shih-kwan. 官事頠澳大
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN.
Consul C. F. R. Allen
官事頜國丹大
*MEЯ Ta-tan ling.shih-kwa.
DANISH.
Consul-C. F. R. Allen
RUSSIAN.
Consul-P. A. Dmitrevsky (Hankow)
FRENCH.
Medical Officer-Geo. R. Underwood, M.B.
(absent)
Acting Medical Officer-R. S. Millar, M.D.
Acting Harbour Master and Tidesurveyor—
W. Nelson Lovatt
Boat Officer-T. J. Lant Examiner J. S. Boyol
Asst. Examiners-A. Johnsen, J.-H. Night- ingale, H. T. Wavell, J. J. Wilgaard
Tidewaiters-J. C. Hills, E. N. H. Viey, R. H. Strangman, O. Jürgens, S. G. Taylor, H. S. Sharples, H. P. Nölting
Municipal Council.
工英大
Ta Ying Kung-pav.
F. W. Styan, chairman
W. de St. Croix, hon. secretary
N. Sinclair, hon, treasurer
Rev. J. R. Hykes
H. Millar, inspector of police
Nine native policemen
Insurances.
In charge of French Interests-P. A. Dmi- Anderson & Co., Robt., agents-
trevsky (Hankow)
Imperial Maritime Customs. I ĦIA Kiu-kiang hein-kwan, Commissioner-A. M. de Bernières
Assistants-Frank Smith, R. A. Currie,
C. Munster, R. H. Wade
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Butterfield & Swire, agents--
British & Foreign Marine Insurance London & Lancashire Fire Insurance