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ICHANG
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Chungking and intended for the lower river and coast ports is shipped here on river steamers, which make regular voyages to and from Hankow.
Native opium is largely grown from here westwards, and is increasing in quantity and improving in quality. The climate of Ichang is drier than that of the lower river ports-summers very warm, winters dry and pleasant. The native population is estimated at about 35,000. The foreign residents are few in number, educated native agents representing the four or five foreign hongs doing business here. Fine new Consular and Customs buildings and shipping offices have recently been erected and have improved the appearance of the settlement very much.
The net value of the trade of the port, excluding transhipment cargo, was in 1900 Tls. 1,833,070, against Tls. 3,706,251 in 1899, and Tls. 1,295,729 in 1898. The foreign imports in 1900 amounted to Tls. 516,117, against Tls. 1,589,737 in 1899. The gross value of the trade of the port, including re-exports, was in 1900 Tls. 23,143,617, against. Tls. 31,166,326 in 1899 and Tls. 16,089,058 in 1898.
Butterfield & SWIRE, Merchants
Yew Cheong Wong
Agencies
DIRECTORY
China Navigation Company, Limited
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ld.
德立 Li-tch
CHUNGKING TRADING COMPANY
Archd. J. Little, president
James W. Nicolson, manager
Lu Sui Tung, resident agent Agencies
Osaka Mercantile Steamship Co. North China Insurance Co., Ld. Upper Yangtse Syndicate, Ld.
Yangtse Trading Company, Ld.
CONSULATES
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FRANCE
Consul-H. de Marcilly (Hankow)
***** Ta Ying ling-shih-fu
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Acting Consul-R. Willis
Constable-C. Brown
JAPAN
門衙事頜本日大
Consul T. Wakamatsu
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Consul-L. S. Wilcox (Hankow)
I-chang-kwan
CUSTOMS IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner–F. S. Unwin Assistant-H. Menze
Assistant J. W. Stephenson-Jellie Medical Officer-W. Kirk, M.D., M.R.C.S.
Out-door Staff
Acting Harbour Master and Tide-
surveyor-C. F. Goodhart Acting Boat Officer-H. A. Farrell Assistant Examiner-G. Kopp
Do.
-P. C. Petersen Tidewaiters-T. Sinclair, J. J. Woods, A. W. Macphail, J. A. Hersted, A. D. Horne, W. R. Finlay, R. Neut
LEKIN COLLECTORATE
Commissioner-in-charge –F. S. Unwin
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Merchants
C. Him-shan, agent
Agencies
Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited Canton Insurance Office, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missionaries see end of
China Directory
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ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
Right Rev. Theotimus Verhaeghen,
Bishop tit. of Syena and Vicar
Apostolic of Southern Hupeh
Rev. Giovanni Franzoni, provicar
Rev. Gabriel van Gestel
Rev. Mauritius Robert
Rev. Marcellus Sterkendries
Rev. Angelus Timmers
Rev. Polydorus Vercruysse
Rev. Florentius Robberecht
Rev. Hubertus Adons
Rev. Seraphinus Melisson
Rev. Solano de Cock
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