F. H. Hiscock, Ta-t'ong
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WUHU-KEWKIANG
會美以美 Meii.mei Hwei
AMERICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. J. F. and Mrs. Newmann
E. H. Hart, M.D., and Mrs. Hart
Miss Emma Mitchell
Miss Mary F. Wilson
CHINA Inland Mission
John and Mrs. Brock,
Nganking
J. A. Wilcox,
do.
W. and Mrs. Westwood,
do.
A. R. Gray,
do.
T. D. and Mrs. Begg,
Wuhu
TTA Ki-tu Hwei
FOREIGN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Chas. E. and Mrs. Molland
Shen-tań-hui
CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE,
Central China Mission
Rev. D. W. Le Lacheur, supt. (abt.)
Rev. Z. Chas. Beals, local superdt.
Mrs. Z. C. Beals
J. and Mrs. Smith, Ts'ing-iang-hsien
M. B. and Mrs. Birrel
Misses E. Von Gunten, M. Parmen- ter, G. Oviatt, M. Oviatt, Mary Funk, Jessie P. Rhind, Sarah Poole,
Isabella Ross, Margaret Quinn, Ida
Morgan, Annie Young, Louise Mc- Cully
堂主天
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Tien-chu-tang
Rev. Père P. Debrix, s.J.
N. Berrens, 8.J.
祥瑞 Sui-zeang
SMITH & MEYER, Merchants and Albumen
Manufacturers
K. E. E. Meyer
E. E. Smith
康利 Loe-kong
STUBBE & WENTZENSEN, Merchants
C. Stubbe
J. W. Wentzensen (Shanghai)
R. Gericke
Agencies
Siemssen & Co.'s Steamers
General Marine Insce. Co., Dresden
KEWKIANG
江九
Kiú-kiang
Kewkiang (also written 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 187 geographical miles from Hankow and 445 miles from Shanghai. Kewkiang 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 55,000.
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 club, and small Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches.
The idea which led to the opening of Kewkiang was, no doubt, its situation as regards communication by water with the districts where the Green Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting the port have never been wholly realised. The total quantity of Tea exported in 1897 was 192,942 piculs, of which 38,734 piculs were Green, the export for 1896 being 230,367 piculs. Kewkiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1897, 49,274 piculs of this ware were exported. The net value of the trade of the port for 1897 was Tls. 14,865,563, for 1896 Tls. 14,250,103 and for 1895 Tls. 14,232,354.