874
Agencies
WUHU-KEWKIANG
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Glen Line of Steamers
Canadian Pacific Railway Company Canton Insurance Office
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
China Directory
堂主天
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Tien-chu-tang
Rev. Père E. Rouxel, s.J.
Rev. P. de Geloes, S.J.
I. Richet, S.J.
A. Tcheng, S.J.
邊麥 Ma-pin
NISSEN KISEN KIASHA; Hulk “Thistle”
Taching-yu-cheng-chii
POST OFFICE—IMPERIAL CHINESE
局政郵清大 **
Dist. Postmaster-J. C. Johnston
Clerk-in-charge-Pan Yu Sung
Postal Clerk-Pau-yu-sung
Branch Offices at Lüchowfu, Ningkuofu
Showchow and Liuanchow
Tatung Sub-District
Sub-Dist. P'mast.- T. Hance
Asst. Postal Officer-in-charge-G. K.
Wilser
Assistant Postal Clerk--Chang Yang
Chün
Standard Oil Co. of New YORK, Tel. Ad.
Socony
J. F. Newman, manager
S. P. Gracey, assistant
* Wu-hu-tien-eh
TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Zee Chien Kien, manager
Shen Hai San
T. Y. Sze, C. L. Li, assistants and 15
clerks
***
TATUNG
Wan-an-yen-li-tsung-chii
ANHUI SALT LEKIN COLLECTORATE, TATUNG
Act. Deputy Commr.-T. A. W. Hance
局政郵潃大
Ta-ching-yu-chêng-chu
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE Postal Officer-G. Wilse
Inspecting Clerk-Sun Lan-foh
Anking Branch Office
Clerk-in-charge-Wan Yu Tin
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 Kinng-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, among them being Kuling some 3,600 feet high, which has become a well-known summer resort, especially of Missionaries. 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 Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting the port have never been wholly realised, Hankow having