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■市や Shasi Kuan

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

SHASI-ICHANG

Commissioner-C.C. Stuhlmann, PH.D. Assistant-A. P. A. Bouinai

Assistant Examiner-W. O. Pegge

Tidewaiters-W. G. Leneweiber, E. E.

Elmguist

Clerks Wong Wa-fuk, Tsao-tang

和怡 E-Wo

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Li Cheng, agent

Steamer "Kiangwo"

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

China Directory

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. Fr. Giovanni Franzoni, pro-vicar

Rev. Marcel Sterkendries (Kingchow)

Rev. Angelus Timmers (Kin-men)

315

Rev. Gratianus Laurent (Koug-ngan)

E**B★ Tung-feh Yang-hong

MUSEUM AND STORE-JAPANESE

M. Ushijima, agent

Y. Shinohara

信有 Yu Hsing

NAIGAI WATA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Mrchts

T. Saka Gawa, managing agent

WARMEX Ta-pan Shang-lunKung-szu

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

Chu Chia Chien, agent

Steamers "Ta-chi" and "Tai-yuen

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL Chinese

Postmaster-C. C. Stuhlmann, PH.D. Postal clerk-in-charge-Wong Cheung

POST OFFICE-JAPANESE

Postmaster-R. Suzuki

Asst. Clerk-H. Toyanıa

ICHANG

昌宜 I-Chang

Is one of the four port opened to foreign trade on the 1st April, 1877, in accordance with clause 1, section 3, of the Chefoo Convention.

Ichang is situated in 1st, 30° 44′ 25′′ N., long 111° 18′ 34′′ E., on the left bank of the river Yangtsze, about 393 miles above Honkow, and some ten miles below the entrance to the great Ichang gorge. The navigation of the river to this port is com- paratively easy for vessels of light draught, but great care is necessary for all vessels when in the nightbourhood of Sunday Island, owing to the shifting sand banks. The anchorage is off the left bank, oppsite the foreign residences, and is good, except in freshets, when the anchors should be sighted every two or three days. The port is the centre of a hilly country, the production of which are rice in the valleys, cotton on the higher grounds, winter wheat, barley, and also the tungtzu trees, from which the ordi- nary wood oil is obtained by pressing the nuts gathered from the trees. In the sheltered valleys, amongst the monntain ranges west of the city, oranges, lemons, pomelos, pears, plums, and a very superior buality of persimmons are grown and find a ready market in the city and at Shasi. Ichang has increased in importance since the opening of Chungking. All cargo for the latter port is landed here and tranferred to chartered junks. In the same way cargo brought down in chartered junks from Chungking and intended for the lower river and coast ports is shipped here on river steamers, which make regular voyages to and from Hankow.

Native opium is largely grown from here westwards, and is increasing in quantity and improving in quality. The climate of Ichang is drier than that of the lower river ports-summers very warm, winters dry and pleasant. The native population is estimated at about 35,000. The foreign residents are few in number, educated native agents representing the four or five foreign houses doing business here. Five new Consular and Customs buildings and shipping offices have recently been erected and have improved the appearance of the settlement very much.

The net value of the trade of the port, excluding transhipment cargo, was in 1902. Tls. 2,527,814, against Tls. 2,638,955 in 1901 and Tls. 1,838,070 in 1900.

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