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1905, provided berths for three hulks, with jetties. Unfortunately in 1908, this bund for over two-thirds of its length went bodily into the river owing to the action of the water coming from inland carrying away sand from beneath the stone work. The net value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs was in 1912 returned at Tis. 5,337,966, record figures since the opening of the port, due to increased importation of the native opium as well as general cargoes. The bulk of the carrying trade is, however, carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs In December, 1913, a contract was entered into between the Chinese Government and the British firm of Pauling & Co. for the construction of a railway from a point opposite Shasi to Singyifu in the province of Kweichow via Changteh and Kweiyang, with a branch from Changteh to Changsha,
DIRECTORY
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Che Lee Fah, agent
ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD., THE
Tu Hsuen-chen, sub. agent
Tu Yu-chen, accountant
Butterfield & SWIRE
Sue Che Sing, agent
Steamer "Tung-ting
Chao Shang Sha Chuk
CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVGTN, CO.
Chu Yuan-Ying, manager
Steamers "Kwei Lee" and "Kuling"
CONSULATES
GERMANY-Tel. Ad: Germania
Consul-Dr. R. Walter (residing at
Ichang)
GREAT BRITAIN
Consul---H. F. Handley-Derry (residing
at Ichang)
JAPAN
Chancellor-in-charge-M. Hashiguchi
Police Inspector-H. Motoi
關市沙 Shasi Kwan
CUSTOMS, MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-C. A. McAllum
Assistant -K. M. von Brockdorff
Acting Tidesurveyor-F. J. Allshorn
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Tidewaiters-W. M. Komaroff, E. A.
Cull, A. Hutchinson
和怡 E-Wo
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Chang Pao Shun, agent
Steamer "Kiangwo"
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN
T. Adachi
NISSHIM KISEN KAISHA
Y. K. Woo, agent C. H. Hu, clerk
POST OFFICE, CHINESE
Postinaster--W. W. Ritchie (resides at
Hankow)
Act. sub-district postmaster-K.C. Sieh Postal Clerks-Chang Chen-pong, Nieh
Paugfu
POST OFFICE, JAPANESE
Postmaster--M. Tejima Clerk--K. Abe
Asst. Clerk --C. T. Li
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. Marcel Sterkendries (Kingchow) Rev. Colomban Clement (Kingchow) Rev. Leon Leppens (Shasi) Rev. K. Merchier (Kingchow)
STANDARD OIL Co. OF NEW YORK
Chas. L. Coltman, manager