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HANKOW

railway communication with the capital and from the anticipated opening up of the country in other directions, Germany, France, Russia, and Japan have since 1895 acquired concessions, and an extension of the British concession has been granted. Thus, while there was formerly only a bund of half a mile in length, in front of the British concession, there is now a continuous line of concessions measuring in all over two miles of river frontage. Building is going on apace, roads have been laid out, and the trade of the port in 1898 was the largest on record.

Tea is the staple export. The total export of Tea from Hankow (including re-exports of Kewkiang tea) amounted in 1898 to 478,338 piculs (of which 288,193 was to Chinese ports), as compared with 410,019 piculs shipped in 1897, and the quantity of brick tea exported in 1898 was 447,006 piculs. In 1898 Opium was imported to the extent of 469 piculs as against 518 piculs in 1897. It is computed that 70 per cent. of the opium used at this port is native grown drug; the import of the foreign article is declining. The trade under the transit pass system is larger at Hankow than at any other port; its value in 1898 was Tls. 9,100,606 as compared with Tls. 9,467,427 in 1897, and Tls. 6,737,406 in 1896. The net value of the trade of the por tin 1898 amounted to Tls. 53,771,445, in 1897 to Tls. 49,720,630, and in 1896 to Tls. 44,306,493.

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DIRECTORY

ANDERSON & Co., ROBт., Merchants

Robert Anderson (absent)

C. Schlee

H. Schlee

E. White

Agency

China Mutual Steam Navigation Co.

ARMY ADMINISTRATION-CHINESE

General commanding foreign drilled

troops-Tsiang Piao

Chief Instructor-Lt. F. W. Hoffmann

Instructor, Infantry-Sergt. A. Seydel

記瑞 Sui-ei

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Merchants

W. Carter, signs per pro.

E. Munder

S. P. Gracey

J. W. Pearce

.F. Bielert

Agencies

Shell Trading and Transport Co. Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co. China Traders' Insurance Company South British Fire and Marine Insce. Lancashire Insurance Company

New York Life Insurance Company China Albumen Factories

BAVIER & CO., E., Merchants

F. Kolkmeijer

昌慎

Sun-cheong

BEHREND (ADOLPH) AND STERN, Merchants

J. Behrend

Th. Stern

G. Thiel

BERNSTOFF, COUNT F. W.

BOUCHARD & CIE., E., Merchants

古太 Ta.:oo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants

A. Gordon Brown

J. McIsaac

Agencies

Yokohama Specie Bank, Ld. China Navigation Company, Ld. Ocean Steamship Company British and Foreign Marine Insce. London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Royal Exchange Assurance Corpn. Union Insurance Society of Canton Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld.

Standard Oil Company of New York

裕天 Teen-yu

CAMPBELL & Co., ALEX., Merchants

Alex. Campbell

Neil Sinclair

Allan McInnes

M. Markum

和禮 Le.wo

CARLOWITZ & Co., Merchants

Hans Schuchard, signs per pro

E. Rockstroh

E. Ohlendorff

J. C. F. Jess

Agencies

Hamburg-American Line of Steamers Navigazione Generale Italiana

German Lloyd Marine Insurance Co.

大崑

Kuen-tak

CENTRAL STORE, Provision Importers,

Wine and Spirit Merchants

Ch. Bernard, manager