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KIUKIANG.

Kiukiang is situated on the river Yangtsze, near the outlet of the Poyang Lake, and is a prefectural city of the province of Kiang-si. It is distant about 187 geographical miles from Hankow and 445 miles from Shanghai. Kiukiang was before the Rebellion a busy and populous city; but it was occupied by the Taiping rebels in 1853, and before it was given up to the Imperial troops it was almost entirely destroyed. When the foreign settlement was established there, however, the population soon returned, and it has continued to increase rapidly: it is now estimated at 53,000.

The city is built close to the river, the walls running along the banks of it for some 500 yards. Their circumference is about five miles, but a portion of the space enclosed is still not occupied. The city contains no feature of interest. There are several large lakes to the north and west of it, and it is backed by a noble range of hills a few miles distant. The foreign settlement lies to the west of the city and is neatly laid out. It possesses a small bund lined with trees, a tiny club, and small Protestant and Roman Catholic churches.

The idea which led to the opening of Kiukiang was, no doubt, its situation as regards communication by water with the districts where the Green Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting Kiukiang have never been wholly realised. The total quantity of Tea exported in 1886 was 307,095 piculs, of which 45,579 piculs were Green, the export for 1885 being 285,618 piculs. Opium was imported to the extent of 2,493 piculs in 1886, and 1,870 piculs in 1885. Kiukiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1886, 20,685 piculs of this ware was exported. The total value of the trade of the port for 1886 was Tls. 11,460,880, and for 1885, Tls. 10,122,064.

Consulates.

DIRECTORY.

***** Ta Ying ling-shih-kwan.

BRITISH.

Consul-C. F. R. Allen

Constable-Charles Rowe

官事領國美大

Ta-mai-kwok ling-shih-kwan,

UNITED STATES.

Consul-B. J. Franklin, residing at Han-

kow

***** Ta-ao ling-shih-kwan,

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN.

Consul-C. F. R. Allen

***** Ta-tan ling-shih-kwa.

DANISH.

Consul C. F. R. Allen

Imperial Maritime Customs. W#Дh Kiu-kiang hsin-kwan. Commissioner-C. Lenox Simpson Assistants-J. Neumann, A. Scherzer, E

G. Lowder

Medical Officer-Geo. R. Underwood, M.B. Harbour Master and Tidesurveyor-J. H.

C. Günther

Boat Officer--W. G. Harling Examiner-J. 8. Boyol

Assistant Examiners-R. MacGregor, A.

Johnsen

Tidewaiters-S. Smith, R. H. Strangman, H. Stonebold, O. Jürgens, J. H. Pear- son, W. Keeble

Municipal Council.

#IX Ta Ying Kung-pao.

F. du Jardin, chairman Rev. J. R. Hykes, hon. secretary Alexr. Campbell, hon. treasurer H. Millar, inspector of police Nine native policemen