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the town by six gates. A large moat commences at the north gate and runs along the foot of the wall for about three miles on the landward side, until it stops at what is called the Bridge Gate. The main street runs from east to west. Several of the streets are spanned by arches erected in memory of distinguished natives. Ningpo has been celebrated as possessing the fourth library of Chinese works, in point of numbers, which existed in the empire. It was owned by a family who resided near the south gate. The site occupied by the foreign residences is on the north bank of the river. The population of Ningpo is estimated at 255,000.

The foreign trade at Ningpo has never been large. This is owing to a considerable extent to the proximity of Shanghai; the native guilds preventing direct dealings with foreigners. A Cotton mill was established in 1896, and commenced work in June of that year. Of Tea, there were 54,029 piculs exported in 1898, 75,399 in 1897, and 178,004 in 1896, the falling off being due to a diversion of the Fychow tea trade, which formerly passed through this port, but is now forwarded to Shanghai via Hang- chow. The net value of the trade of the port was Haikwan Tls. 14,418,534 in 1898, Tls. 16,042,136 in 1897, and Tls. 17,123,444 in 1896.

DIRECTORY

古太 Taikoo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

F. S. Saunders, signs per pro.

Agencies

Ocean Steamship Company

China Navigation Company, Ld. Union Insurance Society ofCanton, Ld. London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co. Royal Exchange Assurance

Palatine Insurance Company, Ld, Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U.S.A Atlas Assurance Company

Taikoo Sugar Refining Company, Ld.

Chau Shang Yung-Kiuk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

Sheng Kang, manager

Koo Yuen Seng, do.

Agency

China Merchants' Marine Insurance Co.

CHRIST CHURCH

Bishop-Rt. Rev. G. E. Moule, D.D. (re

siding at Hangchow)

Chaplain-Rev. A. J. Walker

Treasurer and Church Warden—J. C.

Watson

CONSULATES-

門衙事頒國英大

Da Ing-kok Ling-ze-ngo-meng

GREAT BRITAIN

also

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Consulate

Consul-W, H. Wilkinson

Constable-G. A. McKerrow

Print Dume Ling-ze-ngô-meng

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Consul-John Goodnow; residing

at Shanghai

Che Hai-kwan

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Commissioner-P. G. von Möllendorff Assistant-J. W. Loureiro

Do. F. Akermann

Do. H. L. Russell

Medical Officer--H. J. Hickın, M.B. Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

C. Deighton-Braysher

Boat Officer, Chinhai-F. G. Becke Examiner-T. Williamson

Assistant Examiner-H. P. Jörgensen Tidewaiters-J. Morehouse, H. D. McInnes, J. Willis, Y. M. Mudès, J. Stamm, L. Diamont, S. Mitchell, A. Nichol, W. C. Rumbold, L. von Nauendorff

Lighthouses--Tiger Isld., Square Isld.

HICKIN, HERBERT J., Medical Practitioner

HUDSON & CO., J. S., Merchants

A. J. Hudson

Agencies

North British and Mercantile Insce.

World Marine Insurance Co., Ld.

签美 Me-ih

KULTZAU, GUSTAV, Merchant

C. C. G. Kültzau

Agencies

National Bank of China, Limited

Norddeutscher Lloyd

Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co.

Canadian Pacific S. S. and Railway Co. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Shell Transport and Trading Co. Canton Insurance Office, Limited Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company