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former prosperous aspect. The city is enclosed by walls and defended by rather formidable looking batteries commanding the river approaches. The foreign settlement occupies a tract of land extending from the mouth of the Canal along the bank of the river. The little settlement has a neat bund, is provided with a club, and has small Protestant and Catholic churches. It was the scene of a formidable riot on the 5th February, 1889, when about half the foreign houses and buildings were destroyed by a native mob. The population of Chinkiang is estimated at 140,000.

The net value of the foreign imports for 1897 was Tls. 13,310,870 as compared with Tls. 12,637,832 in 1896. The import of Opium into Chinkiang in 1897 was 2,950 piculs, against 3,423, piculs in 1896, and 10,900 piculs in 1884, the trade having declined owing to the competition of the lighter taxed native drug. The net value of the trade of the port for 1897 amounted to Tls. 24,145,341 and in 1896 to Tls. 22,950,209.

渾寶 Pou-ying

DIRECTORY

Chin-kiang-kwan

BOWERN, T. W., Merchant and Comn. Agent CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

古太

Tai-koo

Butterfield & SWIRE, Merchants

T. Weatherston

Agencies

China Navigation Co.: Hulk "Cadiz"

Ocean Steamship Company

Union Insurance Society of Canton Royal Insurance Society

* London & Lancashire Fire Insce. Co.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Committee-E. Starkey (chairman),

A. E. Allen, F. Gregson (hon. secty.)

局然商招 Chau-shang.cihin.kuk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGN. Co.;

Hulk "Express

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Chu Seting, agent

Agency

China Merchants' Insurance Company

CHINKIANG CLUB

Committee Wm. Martin (chairman),

R. A. Currie, T.

T. Weatherston (honorary secretary)

CONSULATES

門衙事領英大

Ta Ying lng sze ya-mun

Great BRITAIN

Consul-Jas. Scott

Constable-

官事領國美大

Ta-mei-kwoh ling-sze-kwan

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Consul-Wm. Martin

Interpreter—Wan Bing-chúng

Commissioner--E. Faragó

Assistant-J. H. M. Moorhead

Do. -R. A. Currie

Do. —J. R. Putnam

Medical Officer-J. A. Lynch, M.D. Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master--

C. H. Palmer

Acting Boat Officer-J. J. C. Lorentzen Examiner--W. Creek

Assistant Examiners-J. E. Harris, N.

J. B.

B. Galetti, J. G. Grape. J. M. Collaço.

Tidewaiters-A. Braunner, P. H. Mar-

tin, J. Landen, W. O. Pegge, E. Lehmann

Salt Searchers-J. W. Mesny, W.Singer

Light Tender "Hsin Chiao Shan"

康裕 U-kong

DAVID, D. M., Merchant and Comn. Agt.

E. Starkey, agent

Chang-yuen

DE LAET & Co., F. J., Merchants

Wadleigh & Emery, agents

Sin-shun-chang

DUFF & Co., Shipping and Comn. Agents

F. Gregson

Agencies

Geo. McBain's Line of Steamers

Hulk "Georgietta"

North China Insurance Company

Northern Assurance Company

Fung-ho

GEARING & Co., Merchants and Commis-

sion Agents, 5, The Bund

E. Starkey