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and a good anchorage is found for steamers. Here the Chinese Government has set- aside a place for a cosmopolitan settlement, for which they themselves will provide roads, police, etc.; the site contains level ground for business purposes, well raised, but not too high, above flood limits, while higher ground gives good and healthy sites for foreign houses. Work on the formation of the settlement and bunding operations were commenced in 1900, and a new Custom-house and quarters have been built. Yochow is described by the Customs Commissioner as “doubtless the healthiest town in the Yangtse Valley." In 1900, really the first open year of the port, the net value of the trade was Tls. 143,827, and in 1901 the value was Tls. 400,509. In 1902 the value of the trade amounted to Tls. 1,230,215, while in 1903 it amounted to Tls. 3,473,241.
CONSULATE
JAPAN
DIRECTORY
Con❜l.-K. Yamasaki(residing atH'kow)
關州岳
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-W, Hancock Assistant-F. H. Maas
Acting Tidesurveyor-T. H. Gwynne
Do. Examiner-M. Feller Tidewaiter-H. P. Singer Postal Officer--M. Raphael
POLICE
Superintendent―T. H. Gwynne
AUGUSTINIAN MISSION OF NORTHERN HUNAN Rt. Rev. Bishop_ Luis Perez y Perez,
vicaire apost., Litchow
Rev. A. Arroyo, Litchow
Rev. S. de la Torre, vic. pro., Yochow Rev. S. Palonius, Litchow
Rev. B. Gonzalez, Yalau
Rev. L. Ramirez, Yalau
Rev. C. Marten, Tseleang-pin Rev. J. Pons, procurador, Hankow Rev. A. Martinez, Hofu
Rev. A. Fernandez
Rev. A. Diego, Kiaochau
POST OFFICE, DISTRICT
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Postal Officer-M, Raphaël
Linguist Clerks, Yochow-Fêng Nien t'ang, Chu Chin Tsen, Tsang Tze Ching
LinguistClerks,Changsha-Sung Ying Kün, Yu Shenhsui, Yuen Li Pin, Li Tsung Lean
Linguist Clerk, Changteh-Liu Sheng
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Linguist Clerk, Siangtan-Zung Loh-
Yen
Linguist Clerk, Pinghsiang-Jên Si
Yuen
Linguist Clerk, Kweiyang-Ju Kem
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SHASI
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Shasi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade under the Japanese treaty of 1895, the official declaration of the opening being dated the 1st October, 1896. The port is about 85 miles below Ichang and is situated at the crossing point of two most important routes of commerce in Central China, namely, from east to west and from north to south and vice versa. The population, according to a census taken in 1896, amounted to 73,400, and the floating population, of which no account is kept, may be estimated at 10,000 more. The town itself is much like other native towns of its size. It lies below the level of the river, from which it is protected by a huge embankment which runs for miles above and below the town. Formerly Shasi was an important distributing centre, but the opening of Ichang to foreign trade diverted much of the traffic to the last named port. It was hoped that when Shasi itself was opened it would regain its importance as a point of distribution, but the experience now gained shows that the development is likely to be slow. On the 9th and 10th May, 1898, a serious anti-foreign riot occurred at Shasi. The Customs Office and the re- sidence of the Commissioner, the Customs boats, the premises of the China Merchants"
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