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Y. M. C. A. (Chinese).
NINGPO-WENCHOW
Zia Feng Ming.Ngee Te Chao
NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE OFFICE-
Wu Ka Loong, Campo
Chen Siau Pao, branch mgr.
司公船輪紹響
Ving shao lung sui kung sze
NINGPO-SHAOHSING S. N. Co., Ltd., The
Ye Shun Chuen, manager
Wu Shih-feng, chief clerk
POST OFFICE
局務 郵
Deputy Commissioner-in-charge
Wang Chin Yuen
所核稽務鹽
SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT (Ningpo Assist. Dist. Inspectorate) Cable Ad: Salt
Chinese Inspector Wong Kaik Chung
Foreign do. J. H. Churchyard English Secretary Hsiao Heng Accountant-Yin Hao
Chinese Secretary-Yu Kun Yuan
SAN PEH STEAM NAV. Co., LTD., THE
Chen Nan-jin, manager
Wu Chia Chuen, chief clerk
局路 鐵甬杭滬
SHANGHAI-HANGCHOW-NINGPO Railway
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SOCONY-VACUUM CORPORATION
T. Y. Li, in-charge.
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WENCHOW
州 温
Wan-chau
Wênchow, one of the five ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention, is the chief town in the department of Wênchow, occupying the south-east corner of Chekiang province. The city is situated on the south bank of the river Ou, about 20 miles from its mouth, in lat. 28 deg. 1 min. 30 sec. N., long, 120 deg. 38 min. 45 sec. E. The site is a well cultivated plain, bounded on all sides by lofty hills. The walls are said to have been first erected during the fourth century, and they have been enlarged and re-built at various times since. They are formed of stone, diagonally laid at, the foundation, and partly also of brick, and measure about four miles in circumference. The streets generally are paved with brick or stone and kept in careful repair by the householders. Many of them run side by side with small waterways, which in their turn communicate with navigable canals intersecting the whole city. There are numerous large nunneries and temples in Wênchow. The Custom House, outside the North Gate, various Yamêns, other public offices and the Foundling Hospital, are also among the chief buildings. The last-named institution, built in 1748, contains 100 apartments. The Roman Catholic Missionaries have a spacious and imposing church in the western part of the city. The English Methodist Mission has a church capable of seating about 1,000 people. In 1903 this Mission erected a fine college at a cost of $20,000, containing sleeping accommodation for over 100 students, and teaching accommodation for more than 200. Early in 1906 an extensive and substantially constructed Hospital was also completed by the Mission at a further outlay of fully $20,000. The building consists of a central block and two wings after the style of Hunt's Block, Guy's Hospital, and can accommodate about 200 patients. Among the objects of greatest interest and curiosity are two pagodas situated on Conquest Island, abreast of the city. They are both of great antiquity, and the temples between them were for some time the retreat of Ti Ping, the last Emperor of the Sung dynasty, when seeking to escape from the Mongols under Kublai Khan. His Majesty Ti Ping has left behind him autographs, preserved to this day in one of the temples. A few members of the Customs staff occupy foreign- built houses on the island. The estimated population of the city with its suburbs was 202,752 at the end of 1927. There were Boxer troubles in the Pingyang district, several Christians being murdered, in 1900, and all the missionaries left Wênchow, where, however, the officials were able to maintain order. During the summer months some of the foreign residents repair to the Northern Hills), across the river where several bungalows have been builty
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