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CHINKIANG

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forces, its destruction was very nearly complete, but it has more than recovered its prosperous aspect. Public electric lighting was introdured in 1905. The city is enclosed by walls and defended by rather formidable-looking batteries commanding the river, approaches. The foreign settlement occupies a tract of land extending from the mouth of the Canal along the bank of the river. The little settlement has a neat bund, is provided with a club, and has small Protestant and Catholic churches. It was the scene of a formidable riot on the 5th February, 1889, when about half the foreign houses and buildings were destroyed by a native mob. On December 23rd, 1904, a big subsidence of the river bank occurred." A piece of the bund measuring 700 feet long by 50 to 90 feet broad, with six godowns, was washed away. It caused a big tidal wave to travel over two miles up and down stream. There is now 60 to 80 feet depth of water where the subsidence occurred. The population of Chinkiang is estimated at 140,000, This year Chinkiang will be connecteil by railway with Shanghai,

The foreign imports have shown a continuous advance, the value in 1904 being Tls. 3,524,900, and in 1995 nearly half a million taels more, chiefly sugar, Japanese matches, and coal. The net value of the trade of the port for 1995 amounted to Tls. 33,344,208,

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