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堂學師水南江
NANKING-WUHU
Kiang-nan Shui-shih hsü-t'ang
NAVAL COLLEGE—ÍMPERIAL, NANKING
Commissioner-Chiang Cheow-ying,
Capt. 1.C.N., Lieut-Colonel
Director-Hwang Siang-tsi Paymaster--Shih Tsi Executive Branch
Chief Instructor--Monro
Second Instructor-Lin Chi Ying Third Instructor-Lin Yew-tse Superdt. of Cadets-Hoon Yü Engineering Branch
Chief Instructor-Cheng Ping Yee Second Instructor-Tang Wen Chen Third Instructor- Tsau Sü-kwai
Assistant Instructor-Chu Chia Yew Superdt. of Cadets-Tang Chen-yuen
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE
District Postal Officer-Fred. Scott
Assistant do. -M. E. Summer
POST OFFICE-JAPANESE
Postmaster-S. Takagi
Postal Clerk--M. Miyashita
李美 Mee-fu
Standard OIL Co. of New York; Tel. Ad.
Socony
J. F. Newman, manager
Chang Shui Seng, native agent
WUHU
湖蕪 Wû-hii Wú-hú
This port (the name of which signifies "Grass and lakes," i.e. swamps) was opened to foreign trade, by the Chefoo convention, ou the 1st April 1877. It is situated on the river Yangtsze, in the province of An-hwei, and is a "half-way" port between Chinkiang and Kewkiang, though nearer to the former. It has the appearance of a thriving and busy town, and is admirably located for trade. This is mainly owing to the excellence of its water communication with the interior. A large canal, with a depth of five to six feet of water in the winter and ten to twelve feet in the summer, connects the port with the important city of Ning-kuoh-fu, in southern An-hwei, fifty miles distant. Another canal runs inland for over eight miles in a south-westerly direction to Taiping-hsien, an extensive tea district. This canal, which is only navigable- in the summer, passes through Nan-ling and King-hsien, where the cultivation of silk is. carried on, and may some day be of importance. The silk districts of Nan-ling and King-hsien are situated within fifty miles of Wuhu. Besides the canals leading to Ning-kuoh-fu and Taiping-hsien, there are two others communicating with Su-an and Tung-pó.
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It will be seen from the above enumeration of the facilities for water carriage from Wuhu, that it is calculated to prove an emporium for commerce. The value of the trade of the port for the year 1904 was Hk. Tls. 23,256,751 compared with Tls. 24,637,851, in 1903 and Tls. 19,126,954 in 1902. Coal may some day become a considerable article of export from Wuhu, both Native and Foreign capital having been directed to the great coal fields of the province. The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company are interested in several coal districts and have expended large sums in the opening of their mining property; the output has far been small, owing to the lack of proper machinery and management. The Chin Kang Company, a wealthy native syndicate, have a government permit to open mines in several districts and have been prospecting with a view to developing their property in the near future. A number of smaller companies are operating at present with the sanction of the above corporation, to whom they pay a royalty. Two Companies representing Foreign capital the Yangtsze Land and Investment Com- pany, Limited, and the I Li Coal and Mining Company, Limited-have purchased a number of the most valuable mining properties in the immediate neighbourhood of Wuhu. Their mines are in some cases situated within short distances of navigable streams. The Commissioner in his report for 1903 mentions that preliminary work in the mining concessions of the London and China syndicate has demonstrated the existence of iron, copper and coal which promise a large profit on the opening and
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