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Rev. S. Palonius, Litchow Rev. B. Gonzalz, Yalau

Rev. L. Ramirez, do.

Rev. C. Marten, Tseleang-pin

YOCHOW-SHASI

Rev. J. Pons, procurador, Hankow

Rev. A. Martinez, Hofu

Rev. A. Fernandez

Rev. A. Diego, Kaichichiao

POST OFFICE-- DISTRICT

Postal Officer-M, Raphael Linguist Clerks, Yochow-Sih Hung, Zung Loh-yen, Hwang Chow Chee Linguist Clerks, Changsha - Kiang Ching Bo (detached), Yu Shen-hsui Linguist Clerks, Changteh -- Cheng

Hua-pu

SHASI

市沙

Sha-si

Shasi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade under the Japanese treaty of 1895, the official declaration of the opening being dated the 1st October, 1896. The port is situated about 85 miles below Ichang and is situated at the crossing point of two most important routes of commerce in Central China, namely, from east to west and from north to south and vice versa. The population, according to a census taken in 1896, amounts to 73,400, and the floating population, of which no account is kept, may be estimated at 10,000 more. The town itself is much like other native towns of its size. It lies below the level of the river, from which it is protected by a huge embankment which runs for miles above and below the town. Formerly Shasi was an important distributing centre, but the opening of Ichang to foreign trade liverted much of the traffic to the last named port. It was hoped that when Shasi itself was opened it would regain its importance as a point of distribution, but the experience now gained shows that the development is likely to be slow. On the 9th and 10th May, 1898, a serious anti-foreign riot occurred at Shasi. The Customs Office and the re- sidence of the Commissioner, the Customs boats, the premises of the China Merchants' Company and their hulk, the office of the Foreign Board, the Japanese Consulate, the premises occupied by the Native agents of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and a number of newly-erected Chinese houses were burnt by the mob, kerosene oil being used to feed the conflagration, and the Foreign residents were driven out of the port, narrowly escaping with their lives. The Custom House was re-opened on the 1st July of the same year. In August, 1898, an area of 3,800 Chinese feet in length, by 800 to 1,200 in breadth, lying along the river side below the town, was assigned to Japan as a Japanese concession. The British Consulate was withdrawn in January, 1899, British interests being placed under the care of the Consul at Ichang. The estimated value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs was in 1901 estimated at Tls. 1,112,609 against Tls. 550,759 in 1900. The bulk of the carrying trade is however carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs.

記瑞 Shui Chi

DIRECTORY

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Merchants

Rudolf Gericke

Agencies

Melchers & Co.'s N. German Lloyd

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steamer Mei Yu"

Kwei Chou Anglo-French Mining

Concession

古太 Tai-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants

Chu Shou-chien, agent

China Navgn. Co.'s S.S. “Tung Ting "

CONSULATES

GERMANY

Acting Consul-Dr. W. Betz (residing

at Ichang)

GREAT BRITAIN

Acting Consul---R. Wilis (residing at

Ichang)

JAPAN

Acting Consul-M. Õsugi Chancellor-J. Nakamura Police Inspector-T. Matsudaira

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