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CHUNGKING HANGCHOW

局報電慶重

CHUNGKING

S. P. Cheng manager

L. C. Sun, clerk-in-charge

S. C. Hsü,

do.

319

局報電江墊

TIENKIANG

E. J. Woong, clerk

局報電州資

8 operators

處報電署督川

DEPARTMENT IN VICEROY'S YAMEN

K. Y. Whang, clerk-in-charge

4 operators

屇報電府州夔

KWEICHOWFU

H. K. Woong, manager

K. H. Kung, clerk-in-charge

C. P. Teh,

12 operators

LUCHOW

do.

局報電州瀘

D. K. Jaw, manager

SUIFU

Y. M. Li, clerk-in-charge

12 operators

局報電府州叙

S. C. Hsu, manager

T. C. Chu, clerk-in-charge, acting

3 operators

屇報電鑪箭打

TSICHOW

D. S. Hung, clerk-in-charge, acting

1 operators

罽報電緜萬

WANSHIN

K. T. Chang, manager

S. S. Kar, clerk-in-charge

3 operators

局報電山巫

WU-SAN

W. C. Tong, clerk

屇報電州雅

YACHOW

S. Y. Ku, acting manager and clerk-

in-charge

3 operators

局報電川永

YUENCHUEN

C. Y. Fung, clerk

YULIN MATCH FACTORY

TATSIENLU

2 operators

K. Miyasaka, manager

G. Ando

HANGCHOW

Hi Hàng-chau

Hangchow, the capital of the province of Chekiang, is situated 150 miles south- west of Shanghai, and 127 miles south of Soochow, on the Chien-tang River at the apex of a bay which is too shallow for the navigation of steamers. The mouth of the river is, moreover, periodically visited by a bore, or tidal wave, which further endangers the navigation. Haining is the best place for observing this famous bore, which is formed by the north-east trade wind heaping up the water of the Pacific on the China coast and causing enormous tides. Hangchow Bay is shaped like a funnel, and the mass of water rushing up, more and more concentrated as it advances, is sud- denly confronted by the current of the river. The momentary check causes the water to assume a wall-like formation; then, growing to a height of 15ft. at spring tides and gathering momentum with the immense pressure behind, forcing its volume into the comparatively narrow waterway, it tears past the sea-wall with a roar like thunder at a rate sometimes reaching 15 miles an hour. Before the Taiping rebellion Hangchow shared with Soochow the reputation of being one of the finest cities in the Empire, on account of its wealth and splendour, but it was almost destroyed by the rebels. It has since rapidly recovered and is once more populous and flourishing, though it has not yet regained its former pitch of prosperity. The population is estimated at 750,000, including suburbs. As a manufacturing centre Hangchow takes place even

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