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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 1927 was Hk. Tls. 200,959,944, as compared with Hk. Tls. 285,110,196 for 1926, Hk. Tls. 288,761,077 for 1925, 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 chiefly devoted to sport, there are the Hankow Club, tlie 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. 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. Following upon protracted negotiations the British concession was handed over to the Chinese Authorities and is now adminis- tered by them. The Chen-O'Malley agreement provided that the municpal adminis- tration of the former British concession should be taken over by a Sino-British Council. This arrangement took effect on March 16th, 1927, and under the direction of Dr. Chang the administration of the ex-British concession has worked with remarkable smoothness and efficiency.
DIRECTORY
AIRD, SKINNER & LYON-BROWN, Phy- sicians and Surgeons The Asiatic Petroleum Co. Building; Teleph. 70
AMERICAN ASIATIC UNDERWRITERS (FED. INC., U.S.A.), General Insurance-1, Tung
Ting Road, British Concession; Teleph.
1358; Tel. Ad: Uderiters; Codes: Acme and Private
H. B. Berntsen, manager
司公船輪旗花
AMERICAN MAIL LINE- Teleph. 160; Tel.
Ad: Dollar
The Robert Dollar Co., general agents
(See Dollar Co., The Robert)
昌
愼
ANDERSEN, MEYER & Co., LTD., Engineers and Contractors, Importers, Manufac-
turers and Insurance Agents-11, Rue
Clemenceau; Telephs. 1500-1505; Tel. Ad:
Danica. Head Office: Shanghai
E. Gutter, acting manager
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 Raod, S.A.D. No. 3; Teleph. 711 Chan Ming Ching, manager
L. Hguan Cheng, sub-do.
ANSHOH & Co., Importers and Exporters
-18, Poyang Road, S.A.D. 3
M. Mukai, manager
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安 An kat
ARCHER & Co., Consulting Engineers,
Marine and Cargo Surveyors, Electrical
and Heating Contractors-5, Sankiao
Street; Teleph. 1880
F. Archer, A.M.I.N.A., M.I.M.E.
H. MacKenzie
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