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CHINKIANG—NANKING

Health Officer-Dr. J. A. Lynch Inspector of Police-T. W. Bowern

(acting secretary)

NAVY LEAGUE

Hon. Secretary-L. H. Tamplin

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE

District Postmaster-H. M. Hillier Chief Postal Officer—W, A. Washbrook

Assistant Officers –U, J. Kelly, E. H.

Solly

POST OFFICE—Imperial German

Post Director--R. Kahs

PEREZ & Co., R., Commission Agents

R. Perez (absent)

F. Aboitiz

RECREATION FUND

Trustee of Victoria Park--B. G. Tours

Committee-L. A. Byworth_(chair-

man), J. S. Dick, L. H. Tamplin (hon. secretary)

昌順

Shun-ch'ang

SCHIELE & BYRNE, Merchants and Ship-

ping Agents: Tel. Ad., Rhine

E. G. Byrne

Agency

Royal Insurance Company

"SHELL" TRANSPORT AND Trading Co., Ld. Arnhold, Karberg & Co., General agents E. Schulz, mangr. oil tank installation

李美 Mei-foo

827

Standard OIL Co. of New York:Tel. Ad...

Socony

J. F. Newman, attorney

J. W. Banbury

T. T. Kiang, compradore

局報電國中

Chun-keok-dien-pro-chuck

TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Luh Chang-Kong, manager

C. Y. Wong, controller

P. K. Sun, chief clerk-in-charge

do.

Y. K. Tam, assistant

Twenty-eight clerks

昌泰 Tai-chang

Wadleigh & EMERY, General Commission

Merchants

E. C. Wadleigh (New York) D. A. Emery

Agencies

Palatine Fire Insur. Co. of London Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U.S.A. Eastern Manufacturing Company

South British Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

WỤ CHOU SHAN BUNGALOW

Trustees-H.B.M. Consul, and Com-

missioner of Customs

Secy, and Treasurer-L. A. Byworth

NANKING

ç江 Kiáng-ning

The city owes its present name, “Southern capital,” to having been many times the capital of the Empire, the last occasion being in the Ming dynasty at the commencement of the 15th century. It is also known as Kiang Ning Fu, being the chief city of the prefecture of Kiang Ning, and the seat of government for the provinces grouped under the designation of Kiang Nan. In official documents it is not considered proper to call the city Nanking, since the Government acknowledges but one capital. Besides Kiang Ning Fu, an elegant Chinese name commonly used is Kin Ling or golden mound. From the 5th or 6th century B.C. to the present there has been a walled city at this place. Nanking was specified in the French Treaty of 1858 as one of the Yangtze ports to be opened to trade, but was not formally opened until May, 1899.

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Nanking is situated on the south bank of the Yangtze, 45 miles beyond Chinkiang and 205 from Shanghai. From the river little can be seen of it except the long line of lofty grey brick walls which encircle it. The walls have an elevation varying from 40- to 90 feet, are from 20 to 40 feet in thickness, and 22 miles in circumference. They enclose a vast area, a large portion of which is wilderness or uncultivated land.

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