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raw silk, and tea. The imports of foreign goods from Shanghai amounted to Tls. 2,581,807, against Tls. 2,747,433 in 1899, and the exports to Tls. 4,785,371, against Tls. 6,402,552 in 1899. Trade is improving generally.
Halfway between Hangchow and Shanghai is Kashing, where the grand canal is entered. Kashing is a Customs Station under Hangehow and was first opened in 198 for collecting duties on foreign opium owing to fiscal arrangements being against the collection at Hangehow. It now collects duties both on imports and exports and has become quite an important factor.
There are two Chinese companies and one Japanese between Shanghai aud Hangchow and one Chinese and one Japanese between Soochow and Hangchow, all of them daily service. Thirteen foreign missionaries were murdered at Chuchow on the Chientang river in 190. Cholera in 1902 killed 10,000
people
The principal article of export is tea, about 70,000 piculs per year. The tea comes from Anhui and Pingsuey near Shaohsing and from the neighbourhood of Hangchow, where the valuabie Lungching tea is grown. Silk, paper fans, raw cotton, medicines and tinfoil are also exported.
CONSULATES
GREAT BRITAIN
Acting Consul-
JAPAN
門衙事本日大
Ta-yat-pun-lin-sz Ya-men
Vice-Consul-T. N. Okohira
Chancellor K. Kishi
DIRECTORY
Inspector of Police-H. Ishihara
關新州杭
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-P. von Tanner
Assistants-C. Pape, J. Commijs, B.
D. Tisdal
Medical Officer-D. D. Main Tidesurveyor--T. Macphail (Kiahsing) Examiner-H. T. Wavell
Assistant Examiners-G. P. Civilini
(Kashing), S. Foyn
Tidewaiters-E. H. A. Freitag (Kash-
ing), F. Binard, W. Burnes, B. A. Friedrich, C. Newton
LIKINADMINISTRATION, EASTERN CHEKIANG
Commisr.-in-charge-P. von Tanner Assistant-A. J. Čommijs
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
China Directory
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. C. P. Louat
Rev. A. J. Asinelli
Rev. P. Rassat
Rev. A. Boucher
SISTERS OF CHARITY
Sisters Archenault (superioress), M. Parada, A. Wagensperg, G. Borie, M. L. Hacard
POST OFFICE--IMPERIAL (Hangchow City)
Assistant Postal Officer-W. Cohen
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL JAPANESE
Postmaster Y. Watanabe
Postal Clerk-G. Aoyagi
Assistant Chinese Clerk-F. Chang
房捕巡場關通州杭
POLICE (CHINESE)-Hangchow Settlement
Chief-T. Murphy
1 interpreter, 1 instructor, 3 sergts.
21 constables
TAITO STEAMBOAT COMPANY
T. Yendo
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