HANGCHOW
Hangchow, the capital of the province of Chekiang, is situated 110 miles south- west of Shanghai, and 100 miles south of Soochow, on the Chien-tang River at the apex of a bay which is too shallow for the navigation of steamers. The mouth of the river is, moreover, periodically visited by a bore, or tidal wave, which further endangers the navigation. Before the Taiping rebellion Hangchow shared with Soochow the reputation of being the finest city in the Empire, on account of its wealth and splendour, but it was almost destroyed by the rebels. It has since rapidly recovered and is once more populous and flourishing, though it has not yet regained its former pitch of prosperity. The population is estimated at 750,000. As a manu- facturing centre Hangchow takes place even before Soochow. Its three great trades are silk weaving, including several kinds of crape and gauze, the production of fans of all kinds, and the making of thin tin foil, from which are formed the imitation ingots of silver, burnt in such immense quantities by the Chinese.
In addition, it sends out thread, string, colours, drugs, lacquer, and many other articles in small quantities. The communication by water with Shanghai is particularly good, and might be much improved with very little trouble by a small amount of dredging at a spot in the Grand Canal twenty miles from Hangchow. Ningpo, about eighty miles distant, can also be reached by boat from Hangchow, but the canals are not so large and convenient. Hangchow was declared open to foreign trade on the 26th September, 1896, in accordance with the terms of the Japanese treaty. Steam launches ply regularly to and from Shanghai and to and from Soochow with passengers, boats in tow making the trip in from 18 to 24 hours.
The site selected for the Foreign Settlement extends for a mile along the east bank of the Grand Canal; it covers over half a square mile and is about six miles due north of the city of Hangchow. The Custom House, now under construction, is the first building erected thereon. On the west side, opposite the Settlement, a silk filature, owned by Chinese and built and worked on western lines, is in operation. Two mills are also being built in a foreign style.
會差老長國美
DIRECTORY
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION (NORTH)
Mrs. L. J. Doolittle
Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Garritt
Rev. H. G. C. Hallock
Rev. J. H. and Mrs. Judson
Rev. E. L. and Mrs. Mattox
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION (SOUTH)
Rev. B. H. Franklin
Rev. Geo. and Mrs. Hudson
Rev. J. L. and Mrs: Stuart
Miss Emma Boardman
Miss Ella C. Davidson
Miss Ellen Emerson
Miss E. B. French
Miss Minna Hall
Wit Tuk-foong
豐德
BRASS & CO., Merchants
E. Brass (Shanghai)
A. Schliewinsky
CHURCH [OF ENGLAND] MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Rt. Rev. Bishop Moule, D.D. and wife
Dr. Duncan and Mrs. Main
Rev. Geo W. and Mrs. Coultas
Rev. E. Hughesdon
A. T. Kember, M.D.
Rev. H. W. Moule
Miss Moule
Miss J. F. Moule Miss Mary Vaughan Miss Louise Barnes' Miss Alice Hunt Miss Elsie Goudge Miss Grant
CONSULATE -JAPAN
Consul-M. Odagiri
Chancellor K. Hayami
do. -K. Nojima
Inspector of Police-T. Naito
Postmaster-M. Odagiri
關新州杭
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-S. Leslie
Clerk-G. D. Poli
Tidewaiters-C. A. Dircks, A. Jones
MOLLER, W. A., A.M.I.C.E., Civil Engineer
and Architect
房捕巡塲關通州杭
POLICE-HANGCHOW SETTLEMENT
Superintendent-W. Martinson
26 Chinese Constables
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