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ROMAN CATHOLIC
WUHU-KEWKIANG
Tien-chu-tang
Rev. Père E. Rouxel, s.J.
Rev. P. A. La Rivière, 8. I. Richet, S.J.
*** Taching-yu-cheng-chii Post OFFICE—Imperial Chinese
Act. Dist. Postmaster-A. S, Deane Postal Clerk -Zao Wên-tah
Branch Offices at Lüchowfu, Vingkuofu
and Shouchow
Tatung Sub-District
Act.Sub-Dist. P'mast. --C.A.McAllum
Asst. Postal Officer-in-charge-W. M.
d'Oliveira
Assistant Postal Clerk--Chang Yang
Chün
STANDARD OIL Co. OF NEW YORK Butterfield & Swire, agents
TH Wu-hu-tien-ch
局電湖蕪
TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Zee Chien Kien, manager
S. C. Chang, clerk-in-charge
Y. T. Wong, T. Y. Shu, assistants
and 13 clerks
***
TATUNG
Wan-an-yen-li-tsung-chiï
ANHUI SALT LIKIN COLLECTORATE, TATUNG Act. Deputy Commer.—C. A. McAllum
局政郵清大
*** Ta-ching-yu-chéng-chu
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Postal Officer-W, M. d'Oliveira
Inspecting Clerk-Pai Wai Yoong
Ngankin Branch Office
Clerk-in-charge--Wan Yu Tin
司公限有船輸江長
YANGtsze Shipping Co., LD.
A Sai, agent
KEWKIANG
江九 Kiú-kiang
Kewkiang (now more generally written Kiukiang) is situated on the river Yangtsze near the outlet of the Poyang Lake, and is a prefectural city of the province of Kiang-si. It is distant about 187 geographical miles from Hankow and 445 miles from Shanghai. Kewkiang was, before the Rebellion, a busy and populous city; but it was occupied by the Taiping rebels in 1853, and before it was given up to the Imperial troops was almost entirely destroyed. When the Foreign Settlement was established there, how- ever, the population soon returned, and has continued to increase rapidly: it is now estimated at 55,000.
The city is built close to the river, the walls running along the banks of it for some 500 yards. Their circumference is about five miles, but a portion of the space enclosed is still unoccupied. The city contains no feature of interest. There are several large lakes to the north and west of it, and it is backed by a noble range of hills a few miles distant. The foreign settlement lies to the west of the city and is neatly laid out. It possesses a small bund lined with trees, a club, a small Protestant church, and a Roman Catholic cathedral.
The idea which led to the opening of Kewkiang was, no doubt, its situation as regards communication by water with the districts where the Green Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting the port have never been wholly realised. Its connection
by rail with the provincial capital, Nanchang (begun in 1906), may improve matters. The total quantity of Tea exported in 1905 was 176,327 piculs, against 186,035 Piculs in 1904 and 240,717 Piculs in 1903. Kewkiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-to-chên is shipped. The specimens sent to the Paris Exhibition in 1900 secured a silver medal, in competition with European porcelain. The export of chinaware in 1905 was 45,704 piculs; in 1904 it was 36,614; and in 1903 it was 51,513 piculs, which was less by 3,000 piculs than the export in 1902, but only twice during the last ten years has the quantity exceeded 50,000 piculs. The indigo trade also flourishes. The net value of the trade of the port for 1905 was Tls. 23,228,644, against Tls. 24,410,680 in 1904, and Tls. 22,056,291 in 1903
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