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the town by six gates. A large moat commences at the north gate and runs along the foot of the wall for about three miles on the landward side, until it stops at what is called the Bridge Gate. The main street runs from east to west. Several of the streets are spanned by arches erected in memory of distinguished natives. Ningpo has been celebrated as possessing the fourth library of Chinese works, in point of numbers, which existed in the empire. It was owned by a family who resided near the south gate. The site occupied by the foreign residences is on the north bank of the river. The population of Ningpo is estimated at 255,000.
The foreign trade at Ningpo has never been large. This is owing to a considerable extent to the proximity of Shanghai; the native guilds preventing direct dealings with foreigners. A Cotton mill was established in 1896, and commenced work in June of that year. Of Tea, there were 54,029 piculs exported in 1898, 75,399 in 1897, and 178,004 in 1896, the falling off being due to a diversion of the Fychow tea trade, which formerly passed through this port, but is now forwarded to Shanghai via Hang- chow. The net value of the trade of the port was Haikwan Tls. 14,418,534 in 1898, Tls. 16,042,136 in 1897, and Tls. 17,123,444 in 1896.
DIRECTORY
古太 Taikoo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
F. S. Saunders, signs per pro.
Agencies
Ocean Steamship Company
China Navigation Company, Ld. Union Insurance Society ofCanton, Ld. London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co. Royal Exchange Assurance
Palatine Insurance Company, Ld, Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U.S.A Atlas Assurance Company
Taikoo Sugar Refining Company, Ld.
Chau Shang Yung-Kiuk
CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
Sheng Kang, manager
Koo Yuen Seng, do.
Agency
China Merchants' Marine Insurance Co.
CHRIST CHURCH
Bishop-Rt. Rev. G. E. Moule, D.D. (re
siding at Hangchow)
Chaplain-Rev. A. J. Walker
Treasurer and Church Warden—J. C.
Watson
CONSULATES-
門衙事頒國英大
Da Ing-kok Ling-ze-ngo-meng
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Consulate
Consul-W, H. Wilkinson
Constable-G. A. McKerrow
Print Dume Ling-ze-ngô-meng
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Consul-John Goodnow; residing
at Shanghai
Che Hai-kwan
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-P. G. von Möllendorff Assistant-J. W. Loureiro
Do. F. Akermann
Do. H. L. Russell
Medical Officer--H. J. Hickın, M.B. Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-
C. Deighton-Braysher
Boat Officer, Chinhai-F. G. Becke Examiner-T. Williamson
Assistant Examiner-H. P. Jörgensen Tidewaiters-J. Morehouse, H. D. McInnes, J. Willis, Y. M. Mudès, J. Stamm, L. Diamont, S. Mitchell, A. Nichol, W. C. Rumbold, L. von Nauendorff
Lighthouses--Tiger Isld., Square Isld.
HICKIN, HERBERT J., Medical Practitioner
HUDSON & CO., J. S., Merchants
A. J. Hudson
Agencies
North British and Mercantile Insce.
World Marine Insurance Co., Ld.
签美 Me-ih
KULTZAU, GUSTAV, Merchant
C. C. G. Kültzau
Agencies
National Bank of China, Limited
Norddeutscher Lloyd
Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co.
Canadian Pacific S. S. and Railway Co. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Shell Transport and Trading Co. Canton Insurance Office, Limited Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company