KEWKIANG
Kewkiang (also written 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. Kewkiang 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 Kewkiang was, no doubt, its situation as regards communication by water with the districts where the Green Tea is produced. But the hopes entertained respecting Kewkiang have never been wholly realised. The total quantity of Tea exported in 1892 was 217,812 piculs, of which 37,447 piculs were Green, the export for 1891 being 249,983 piculs. Opium was imported to the extent of 3,461 piculs in 1892, and 3,621 piculs in 1891. Kewkiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1892, 32,310 piculs of this ware were exported. The total value of the trade of the port for 1892 was Tls. 11,838,819, and for 1891, Tls. 13,843,680.
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ANDERSON & Co., ROBT., Merchants
J. H. Anderson (absent)
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
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants
A. J. Franks
Agencies
China Navigation Company, Limited
Hulk "Sultan"-J. Kofod, in charge Ocean Steamship Company
Union Insurance Society of Canton
British and Foreign Marine Insurance London and Lancashire Fire Insurance
Royal Fire and Life Insurance Co.
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CAMPBELL & Co., ALEXANDER, Merchants
Alexr. Campbell
Neil Sinclair
Allan McInnes
Agencies
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpn. Strs. "W. Cores de Vries" and "Sual" North China Insurance Company, Ld. Sun Insurance Office
Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld.
CENTRAL CHINA PRESS
Rev. J. J. Banbury, manager
CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
Wong Moi-see, manager
CONSULATES
FRANCE, Consular Agency
Consul J. Dautremer (Hankow)
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GREAT BRITAIN
Consul-G. Brown
Constable-K. A. Allen
RUSSIA
Act. Con.-A. Vahovitch (Hankow)
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Ta-mai-kwok ling-shih-kwan
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Consul-Jacob T. Child (Hankow)
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