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Company and their hulk, the office of the Foreign Board, the Japanese Consulate, the premises occupied by the Native agents of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and a number of newly-erected Chinese houses were burnt by the mob, kerosene oil being used to feed the conflagration, and the Foreign residents were driven out of the port, narrowly escaping with their lives. The Custom House was re-opened on the 1st July of the same year. In August, 1898, an area of 3,800 Chinese feet in length, by 800 to 1,200 in breadth, lying along the river side below the town, was assigned to Japan as a Japanese concession. The British Consulate was withdrawn in January, 1899, British interests being placed under the care of the Consul at Ichang. The estimated value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs was in 1903 estimated at Tls. 2,417,679 against Tls. 1,508,179 in 1902, Tls. 1,112,609 in 1901 and Tls. 550,759 in 1900. The bulk of the carrying trade is how- ever carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs.
CONSULATES
GERMANY
DIRECTORY
Acting Consul-M. Müller (residing
at Ichang)
GREAT BRITAIN
Consul--E. F. Bennett (residing at
Ichang) (absent.)
Consul Officiating-H. Goffe (residing
at Ichang)
JAPAN
Acting Consul-H. Kirino
Interpretor-I. Ishiwara
Chao Shang Sha Chü
CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVGTN. Co.
Hsieh Chen, manager
Hsu Kin Sung, clerk
Steamers "Kwei Lee" and "Kuling"
關市沙 Shasi Kuan
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-O. G. Ready
Assistant-A. P. A. Bouinais
Do. -H. E. Prettejohn
Do. Examiner W. R. Finlay
Tidewaiters-W. G. Leneweiber, E. J.
J. Elmquist, J. J. Jarmain
Clerks-Wong Wa-fuk, Tung Li'gKing
和怡 E-Wo
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Li Cheng, agent
Steamer "Kiangwo
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
China Directory
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. Fr. Giovanni Franzoni, pro-vicar
Rev. Marcel Sterkendries (Kingchow)
Rev. Angelus Timmers (Kin-men)
Rev. Gratianus Laurent (Koug-ngan)
信有 Yu Hsing
NAIGAI WATA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Mrchts.
Y. Shinohara, managing agent
PAREX Ta-pan Shang-lun Kung-szu
OSAKA SHOSEN Kaisha
Chu Chia Chien, agent
Steamers "Ta-chi" and "Tai-yuen
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Postmaster-O. G. Ready
Postal clerk-in-charge-Wong Cheung
Six Chinese Postal clerks
POST OFFICE-JAPANESE
Postmaster R.Suzuki
Asst. Clerk-K. Mori
桐中坜大 Tsong Tong
NAKAGIRI YOKOHAMA
Branch office, Shasi
Manager-Y. Ohmach
REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS stand the test of constant service.
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