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WUCHOW

The floods in 1906 were the highest on record, the water in the river rose to 61.9 feet on April 23. The lowest winter reading, in December, was 0.10 feet below zero. The only local industry worthy of mention is boatbuilding; when the river falls the foreshore is lined with matsheds where native craft of all descriptions, from a huge salt junk to a diminutive sampan, are constructed. Wuchow itself offers few attrac- tions to the tourist, but the river scenery on the way up, especially between the Shui- hing and Takhing Gorges, where the stream winds in and out among the green hills to form a succession of apparent lakes, is extremely picturesque, and has not altogether unjustly been compared to the Rhine. Wuchow is connected by telegraph with Hongkong, Shanghai, etc.; and the Imperial Chinese Post has established postal cominunication with all the principal towns in Kwangsi.

和天

Teen-Woo

DIRECTORY

BANKER & Co., Merchants and Commission

Agents, Kiu Fong Street; Shipping

Office, Banker's Pontoon

Geo. Banker (Hongkong)

Pang Shui-ming, signs per pro.

Agency

Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld.

CONSULATES

GREAT BRITAIN

also

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Consul-H. F. King

Constable-G. Ades

¥✰✰ Tai-peh-kwok Ling-sz-kun

BELGIUM

Consul for Hongkong, Macao and South

China (residing in Hongkong)

官事領總利大羲大

Tai I-tai-li Chung-ling-sz-kun

ITALY

Consul-Chev. Z. Volpicelli (residing

in Hongkong)

Chinese Writer-Ch'ing Yao

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Commissioner-J. A. von Aalst

Assistants--A. Wilson, P. Kremer, W.

von Dewall

Medical Officer-P. Rees

Act. T.-S. & Harbourmaster.-H.Clive Examiner J. H. Pearson

Asst. Examiners-C. D. Komaroff, E.

Watson, F. Heilman Tidewaiters-C. B. Berglof, A.Schmidt, N. E. Ford, A. Daniël, L. H, Jones

EDWARDS & Co., Merchants

Hung Hing Chuen, manager

Agencies

Wo Shun Steamboat Company, Ld.

Hk. Fook On Assce. & Godown Co., Ld.

China Mutual Life Insurance Co.,

Shanghai

類渣 Cha-tin

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Merchants

Agencies

Butterfield & Swire

Deacon & Co., Canton

Hongkong, Canton and Macao S.B. Co. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. China Navigation Company

Canton Insurance Office

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company

China Sugar Refinery Co., Limited West River British Steamship Co.

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

China Directory

PERRY & REINERS, Merts, & Commn. Agts

E. L. Perry (Canton)

W. E. Reiners, do.

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Acting Postal Commissioner—A. H.

Hyland (Canton)

Postal Officer-G. K. Wilse

建威 Wat-kin

WATKINS, LIMITED, Druggists

Kwong Cheung-hing, agent

Wat-sun-she Tai-yuek-fong

WATSON & CO. Ld., A. S., Chemists & Drugts,

Ma Keng Tong, agent

Sit Siu Chün, agent

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