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HANKOWICHANG.

Rt. Rev. Ezechias Banci, Bishop tit. of Alicarnassus and Vicar Apost. of Northern Hupeh (Ku-chen)

Rev. Fr. Antonino Fantosati (Lao-Ho-Kon) Rev. Felice Siano

Rev. Benedetto Francini Rev. Modesto Evaraert

Rev. Quirino Enfling

Rev. Saverio Nosters (Yun-yang-foo) Rev. Remigio Goette

Br. Valentino Romoli

Yu-in-tang.

ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHANAGE. Mother Paula Vismara, superioress

Sisters Carolina Tarchini, Rosa Piccinelli, Rachele Paleari, Teresa Arcbinti, Giues- ppina Galli, Santa Mesini, Florinda Gandini, (Wuchang) Giuditta Bernas- coni, (Wuchang) Natalina Pietra, Ermi- nia Nardon, Maria Bonza, Regina Galbiati, Chiara Milani, Amalia Mag- gioni, Marianna Invernizzi, Marietto Pigliaghi

***** Tien-choo-tang E-yuen. CATHOLIC HOSPITAL FOR CHINESE. (In charge of the Sisters of Roman Catholic Orphanage.)

Dr. J. Thomson, acting surgeon

ICHANG.

The

This is one of the four ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st April, 1877, according to the provisions of Clause I. of Section III. of the Chefoo Convention. Ichang is a prefectural city, of considerable official importance, in the province of Hupeh. It is situated on the river Yangtsze, about 363 miles above Hankow. navigation of the river up to this port is easy for vessels of light draught, and there is good anchorage at and near the city. The port is the centre of a fairly rich country. Besides the common productions of the great plain of Hupch, the cultivation of the tungt ze tree, from which the tung oil is expressed, begins on the hills near Ichang and extends westward into Szechuen. Opium is grown in considerable quantities in the district. Ichang is conveniently situated as a mart for the tea districts of Hoh-fung- chow, the produce of which might, it is thought, be made suitable for foreign use. It was generally supposed that, as Ichang is situated at the head of steamer navigation on the Yangtsze and occupies a good position for trade, the port would speedily become an im- portant commercial centre. For the first three years these anticipations appeared little likely to be realised: the port cut a miserable figure the first year of its existence as a treaty port. Later returns show, however, that Ichang is becoming a siderable distributing centre, and its inward transit trade is now only second to that of Hankow. The total value of the trade for 1888 amounted to Tls. 4,997,270 as compared with Tls. 4,588,252 in 1887, and Tls. 2,550,648 in 1883. No foreign Opium was imported at this port for some years, and only 2 piculs in 1888, the native drug being generally used. The estimated population of the port is 34,000.

DIRECTORY.

Consulates.

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS.

BHI-chang-kwan.

GREAT BRITAIN.

*** Ta Ying ling-shih. Consul-Wm. Gregory (absent) Acting Consul-E. H. Fraser

Consul-

* Ta-me-kwoh ya-men.

UNITED STATES.

Commissioner-11. E. Hobson Assistant and Medical Officer- Assistant-H. Foer

Assistant Examiner-C. P. C. Lynl org Tidewaiters-M. Hellstrand, A. l'alharry Chinese Clerk-Ho A-che

MERCHANTS, &c.

Butterfield & Swire, merchants

China Merchants S. N. Co.

Yiu Kwai Shing, shipping agent