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 1891 was 249,983 piculs, of which 36,617 piculs were Green, the export for 1890 being 242,714 piculs. Opium was imported to the extent of 3,621 piculs in 1891, and 3,326 piculs in 1890. Kiukiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1891, 26,213 piculs of this ware was exported. The total value of the trade of the port for 1891 was Tls. 13,843,080, and for 1890, Tls. 11,834,012.
Hip.wo
ANDERSON & Co., ROBT., Merchants
J. H. Anderson (absent)
F. W. Styan
C. Schlee
H. Schlee
Agencies
DIRECTORY
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.
China Mutual Steam Navgn. Co.
China Fire Insurance Company, Ld.
Marine Insurance Company, Limited
古太
Ta-koo
Butterfield & SWIRE, Merchants
A. Gordon-Brown
Agencies
China Navigation Company, Limited
Hulk "Sultan"-J. Kofod, in charge
Ocean Steamship Company
Agencies
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpn. Steamers "W. Cores de Vries" and
"Sual"; hulk "Kung-tai"
North China Insurance Company, Ld. Sun Insurance Office
Yangtsze Insurance Association
CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVGN. CO.
Wong Moi-see, manager
CONSULATES
FRANCE, Consular Agency
Consul-V. Dautremer (Hankow)
É*** Ta Ying ling-shih-kwan
官事領英大
GREAT BRITAIN
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
acting also for
Consul-G. Brown
DENMARK
Union Insurance Society of Canton
British and Foreign Marine Insurance
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance
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CAMPBELL & Co., ALEXANDER, Merchants
Alexr. Campbell
Neil Sinclair
Allan McInnes
Constable-R. A. Allen
RUSSIA
Act. Con.-A. S. Schouisky (Hankow).
官事頒國美大
Ta-mai-kwok ling-shih-kwan
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Consul-H. W. Andrews (Hankow)
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