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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 The British Consulate was withdrawn in January, 1899, British interests being placed under the care of the Consul at Ichang.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 1903 estimated at Tls. 2,417,679 against Tls. 1,508,179 in 1902, Tls. 1,112,609 in 1901 and Tls. 550,759 in 1900. The bulk of the carrying trade is how- ever carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs.

CONSULATES

GERMANY

DIRECTORY

Acting Consul-M. Müller (residing

at Ichang)

GREAT BRITAIN

Consul--E. F. Bennett (residing at

Ichang) (absent.)

Consul Officiating-H. Goffe (residing

at Ichang)

JAPAN

Acting Consul-H. Kirino

Interpretor-I. Ishiwara

Chao Shang Sha Chü

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVGTN. Co.

Hsieh Chen, manager

Hsu Kin Sung, clerk

Steamers "Kwei Lee" and "Kuling"

關市沙 Shasi Kuan

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Acting Commissioner-O. G. Ready

Assistant-A. P. A. Bouinais

Do. -H. E. Prettejohn

Do. Examiner W. R. Finlay

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

J. Elmquist, J. J. Jarmain

Clerks-Wong Wa-fuk, Tung Li'gKing

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)

Rev. Gratianus Laurent (Koug-ngan)

信有 Yu Hsing

NAIGAI WATA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Mrchts.

Y. Shinohara, managing agent

PAREX Ta-pan Shang-lun Kung-szu

OSAKA SHOSEN Kaisha

Chu Chia Chien, agent

Steamers "Ta-chi" and "Tai-yuen

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Postmaster-O. G. Ready

Postal clerk-in-charge-Wong Cheung

Six Chinese Postal clerks

POST OFFICE-JAPANESE

Postmaster R.Suzuki

Asst. Clerk-K. Mori

桐中坜大 Tsong Tong

NAKAGIRI YOKOHAMA

Branch office, Shasi

Manager-Y. Ohmach

REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS stand the test of constant service.

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