SOOCHOW
Soochow, the capital of the province of Kiangsu, lies about seventy miles west and a little north of Shanghai, with which it is connected by excellent inland water- ways. The city is a rectangle, its length from north to south being three and a half miles and its width from east to west two and a half. It lies not far from the eastern shore of the great Taihu lake. Past its walls runs the southern section of the Grand Canal, which joins Hangchow to Chinkiang; and in every direction spread creeks or canals, affording easy communication with the numerous towns in the surrounding country. It is an important manufacturing centre, with a population of over half a million. Its two chief manufactures are satins and silk embroideries of various kinds. In addition, it sends out silk goods, linen and cotton fabrics, paper lacquer ware, and articles in iron, ivory, wood, horn, and glass. Before the Taiping rebellion Soochow shared with Hangchow the reputation of being the finest city in China, but it was almost entirely destroyed by the rebels, who captured it on 25th May, 1860. Its recovery by Major (afterwards General) Gordon on 27th November, 1863, was the first effective blow to the rebellion. Since that disastrous period it has recovered itself greatly and is once more populous and flourishing, though it has not yet attained to its former pitch of prosperity. It was declared open to foreign trade on the 26th December, 1896, under the provisions of the Japanese treaty.
DIRECTORY
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION (NORTH) |
Rev. Jos. Bailie
Rev. J. N. and Mrs. Hayes Rev. D. N. Lyons
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION (SOUTH)
Rev. J. W. Davis, D.D.
Rev. H. C. Du Bose, D.D., and wife John W. Paxton
J. R. Wilkinson, M.D., and wife Miss Elizabeth Fleming Miss Belle Smith
AMERICAN SOUTHERN METHODIST EPIS-
COPAL MISSION
Rev. D. L. Anderson and wife
Rev. J. B. Fearn, M.D., and wife Rev. T. A. Hearn and wife
W. H. Park, M.D., and wife
Rev. W. B. Nance
Rev. H. L. Gray (absent)
Mrs. J. P. Campbell, do. Mrs. Julia A. Gaither Miss Jennie Atkinson
Miss Alice G. Waters (absent)
Miss Martha E. Pyles
Miss Margaret H. Polk, M.D.
Tuk-foong
BRASS & CO., Merchants and Proprietors
Wuli Brick Factory
E. Brass (Shanghai) A. Schliewinsk y
W*H* Soo-chow Hsin-kuan CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Act. Commr.-P. H. S. Montgomery Clerk-J. Bertholet
Medical Attendant-W. H. Park, M.D. Asst. Examiner-J. H. W. Houston Tidewaiters-G. Knox, J. H. West
CONSULATE JAPANESE
Consul-General-S. Chinda (residing
at Shanghai)
Chancelier, in charge-T. N. Okohira
Chancelier--H. Yoshioka
Inspector of Police-S. Utsumi
利新東大
TAITO, SINRI & Co., Merchants and Own-
ers of Strs. "Taito" and "Sinri"
R. Shiraiwa
K. Kaizu