HANKOW
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During the last few years foreign interests at Hankow have undergone a marked development, the chief factor in producing the growth being the construction of the Lu Han Railway, a trunk line connecting Hankow with Peking, the contract for whịch was let to a Belgian syndicate in 1897. It was opened in November, 1905, when trains passed over the Yellow River Bridge, which was immediately closed again as unsafe. Since December, 1905, through traffic with Peking has continued without interruption. Early in 1906 "trains de luxe" were started. The line has diverted much of the traffic that went by water to Chinkiang. A railway from Hankow to Canton is in course of construction, and will eventually link up with the Canton-Kowloon line, giving direct communication between Hongkong and Europe viâ Siberia.
The Hankow Race Club and Recreation Ground was incorporated in 1904, and since then has undergone a phenomenal development. The property of the Club is sufficiently extensive for a racecourse, an eighteen-hole golf course, football and cricket field, swimming pool, and, in fact for every branch of sport indulged in by the members. Apart from this club, which is chiefly devoted to sport, there are the Hankow Club, the Russian Club and
the Russian Club and the French Club, which have splendid libraries, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, etc. The Hankow Golf Club, which was instituted in 1878 and is certainly the oldest club in the port, still holds its own and boasts of a membership of considerably over 100. It is almost entirely devoted to golf and has well laid-out links. There is also a Chinese Race Club with a course as good as any in China. Meetings are conducted under New- market rules, and the management is entirely in the hands of Chinese.
DIRECTORY
ABE, KOBEI, Importers and Exporters-
13, Poyang Road, B. C.; Teleph. 308
AIRD, DR. ROBERT, Physician and Surgeon -American Consulate Building; Teleph.
589
AIRD, SKINNER & TATCHELL, Physicians and Surgeons-16, Faucheong Rd.; Teleph. 896
Robert Aird, M.A., M.B., CH.B.
A. H. Skinner, M.A., M.D, D.P.H. W. A. Tatchell, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eug.)
AMERICAN-ASIATIC
UNDERWRITERS IN- SURANCE-18, Taipeng Road, British Concession; Teleph. 1358; Tel. Ad: Underiters; Code: Bentley's
N. H. Crawford, manager
C. A. Krausch
Dr. W. Chen
Agencies
Agricultural Insce. Co. of Watertown,
N. Y.
Asia Life Insurance Co.
Globe & Rutgers Fire Insce. Co. of
New York
Great American Insce. Co. of N. York Hartford Fire Insce. Co. of Hartford,
U.S.A.
ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO., LTD., Engineers and Contractors, Exporters and Im- porters, Manufacturers, Insurance Agents-11, rue Clemenceau; Telephs: 1500, 1501 and 1502; Tel. Ad: Danica. Head Office: Shanghai
W. Wright, manager
D. D. Forbes O. E. Vongehr
G. O. Haviland
J. D. Buchanan
T. E. Dunne
P. de la Vega
L. E. Martin
L. H. T. Wei
P. N. Liu, compradore
Agencies
Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld. Far Eastern Insurance Co., Ld.
Home Insurance Co.
Admiral Line Steamers
(For other Agencies see Shanghai Section
和協 Hip-wo
ANDERSON & CO., LTD., ROBT., TeaMerchants
Ed. White, director
Henry Schlee, do. Robt. Schlee,do.
*** Chung-ying Ta-yoh-fang ANGLO-CHINESE DISPENSARY, Chemists and Druggists, Dealers in Patent Medicines, Photographic Apparatus, Chemicals, Sundries, etc.-31, Sing Seng Road
Y. S. Wong, manager
C. F. Wong F. I. Mow