ICHANG
1007
Native opium is largely grown from here westwards, and is increasing in quantity and improving in quality. The export in 1906 was nearly 50,000 cwts. The climate of Ichang is drier than that of the lower river ports summers very warm, winters dry and pleasant. The native population is estimated at some 40,000. The foreign residents are few in number, educated native agents representing the four or five foreign houses (three British) doing business here. Fine new Consular and Customs buildings and shipping offices have recently been erected and have improved the appearance of the settlement very much. A German Post Office was opened in 1903.
The net value of the trade of the port in 190 was Tls. 14,847,495 as compared with Tls. 7,613218 in 1908 and Tls. 6,557,173 in 1907.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants
Wm. Alston Turnbull, agent
Agencies
DIRECTORY
China Navigation Company, Limited Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
London and Lancashire Fire Ins. Co.
Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd.
局宜商招 Chau-song-nee-ch’euk
CHINA MERCHants' Steam NAVIGATION CO.
Chu Moy-son, manager
Woo Yueh-chiao
Wong Kwo Hsin
Ne-cheong.
COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES INDES ET DE L'EXTREME ORIENT, INDIA & EASTERN
FRENCH TRADING CO.- Head Office: Paris,
19-19 bis Rue Richer; London Office:
19-20, Water Lane, E. C.
CONSULATES
X MX Ta fa-ling-shih-fu
府事頜法大
FRANCE
Acting Consul-G. Morisse (residing
at Hankow)
Acting Vice-Consul-Minard
GERMANY
Acting Consu}-Dr. Crüll
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(residing at Hankow)
Ta Ying ling-shih-fu
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Consul--H. A. Little
JAPAN
門衙事頜本口大
Acting Consul-M. Hashiguchi, for
Shasi and Ichang (residing at Shasi)
2 I-chang-kwan CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-J. C. Johnston Assts-F. L. Bessell, G. E. Dehio, C.
G. C. Asker
Medical Officer-A. Graham
Harbour Master and Tidesurveyor—
D. MacLennan
Examiners-P. H. Martin, J. V. Jensen Asst. do. --R. Tismar, E. M. Lundberg Tidewaiters-J. Larkin, D. Verner, R.
Bulldeath, S. O. A. Torp, J. Rasmussen, II. S. Kierkegaard
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,Merchants
Andrew Ross
Agencies
Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited Canton Insurance Office, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. "Glen Line" of Steamers
"Shire" Line of Steamers
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
Ewo Timber Depot
Green Inland Cement Co., Ld.
隆茂
MACKENZIE & Co., Ln.
J. Wallace, resident agent
Agencies
Kiang Pei Ting, Coal & Tin Mining Co.
North China Insurance Co., Ld.
West China Transport Co.
China Mutual Life Assurance Co.
時最美
MELCHERS & Co., Merchants
P. N. Wong
Agencies
Nordd, Lloyd Imp. German Mail Line
Nordd. Lloyd. Imp. Melchers & Co.'s
Yangtsze Line
Hamburg-Amerika Linie
Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ltd.