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 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 1894 was 211,117 piculs, of which 41,586 piculs were Green, the export for 1893 being 219,357 piculs. Opium was imported to the extent of 3,221 piculs in 1894, and 3,278 piculs in 1893. Kewkiang is the port from whence the ware made at the far-famed porcelain factories at Kin-tê-chên is shipped. In 1894, 38,989 piculs of this ware were exported. The total value of the trade of the port for 1894 was Tls. 11,617,476, and for 1893, Tls. 11,337,415.
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ANDERSON & Co., Roвт., Merchants
J. H. Anderson (absent)
C. Schlee
H. Schlee
Agencies
DIRECTORY
China Mutual Steam Navgn. Co.
China Fire Insurance Company, Ld.
Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Ta-koo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants
Arthur Smith
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
I. P. Marques
Agencies
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpn. Strs. "W. Cores de Vries" and "Sual Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.
North China Insurance Company, Ld.
Sun Insurance Office
Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld.
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CENTRAL CHINA PRESS
Rev. R. O. Irish, manager
CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION Co.
Wong Moi-see, manager
CONSULATES
FRANCE, Consular Agency
Consul-J. Deutremer (Hankow)
宫事領英大
GREAT BRITAIN
Ta Ying ling-shih-kwan
Consul-George Brown (absent)
Acting Consul-H. F. Brady
Constable K. A. Allen
NETHERLANDS
Vice-Consul-Neil Sinclair
RUSSIA
Consul-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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