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miles of territory, with a population approaching 180 millions, nothing of a tangible nature has hitherto been done to tackle the question seriously, and, indeed, until the last few years it has aroused little or no public interest.
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Tea was formerly one of the staple exports, but the war effectively stopped the Russian branch of the trade. The net value of the trade of the port according to Custom's statistics for the year 1925 was Hk. Tls. 288,761,077, as compared with Hk. Tls. 282,450,395 for 1924, Hk. Tls. 239,745,451 for 1923, Hk. Tls. 206,105,905 for 1922, and Hk. Tls. 173,546,774 for 1921.
The Hankow Race Club and Recreation Ground was incorporated in 1904, and developed in a remarkable way. The property of the Club is extensive enough to embrace a racecourse, an 18-hole golf course, football and cricket field, swimming pool, and, in fact, every branch of sport indulged in by the members. Apart from: this club, which is chictly devoted to sport, there are the Hankow Club, the Russian Club and the French Club, which have splendid libraries, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, etc. The Hankow Golf Club was instituted in 1878 and is certainly the oldest club in the port. There is also a Chinese Race Club and an International Race Club with courses as good as any in China.
The success of the northern expedition of the Canton Government and the capture of the Wuhan cities and the establishment of the Nationalist headquarters at Wu- chang late in 1926, altered the position entirely from the point of view of foreign trade. Just before this Directory was going to press a mob, aroused by agitators,. stormed the British concession and, in order to avoid bloodshed, the unarmed British marines who were defending the place were ordered to withdraw and British women and children were evacuated. All British business firms closed down for a time and the Nationalist Government took possession with a Committee of Administration. Negotiations were proceeding between the British authorities and the Nationalists at the end of January, 1927.
DIRECTORY
AIRD, SKINNER & LYON-BROWN, Phy- sicians and Surgeons - The Asiatic Petroleum Co. Building: Teleph. 70
A. H. Skinner, M.A., M.D., D.P.H. J. G. Lyon Brown, M.B., CH.B.
AMERICAN ASIATIC UNDERWRITERS (FED. INC., U.S.A.), General Insurance-1, Tung Ting Road, British Concession: Teleph. 1358; Tel. Ad: Uderiters; Code: Bentley's A. M. Joukowsky-Wolynsky, manager Agencies
Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance Co. United States Fire Insurance Co, British America Assurance Co. North River Fire Insurance Co. Fine Arts and General Insurance Co. U. S. Merchants & Shippers Ins. Co., American Oriental Banking Corpn. Raven Trust Co., Ld.
Asia Realty Co. (Fed. Inc., U.S.A.)
昌慎
ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO., LTD., Engineers
and Contractors, Exporters and Impor- ters, Manufacturers, Insurance Agents
-11, rue Clemenceau; Telephs. 1500- 1505; Tel. Ad: Danica. Head Office: Shanghai
A. C. V. Tofte, manager
H. H. Braun
C. V. Jensen
E. Gutter
Mrs. F. M. Mottram
P. N. Liu, compradore
Agency
Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld.
(For other Agencies, see Shanghai section)
行分口漢房藥大英中海上
Chung-ing-ta-ya-fang
ANGLO-CHINESE DISPENSARY, LTD., THE (Hankow Branch), Wholesale and Retail Pure Chemicals, Fine Drugs, Surgical Instruments, Hospital Sundries, Dealers in Patent Medicines, High Class Per- fumery, Soaps and Toilet Articles- Catholic Mission Building, 7, Sing Seng Road, British Concession; Teleph. 1204
Chang Ming Ching, manager
L. Huan Cheng, assist. do.
Z. Y. Hsu
司公險保壽人邦友
Yu-bon-ren-su-po-shin-kung-sze
ASIA LIFE INSURANCE Co.-1, Tungting
Road; Teleph. 307; Tel. Ad: Alicochina
Y. C. Lee, district manager