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SHASI

Shasi. The Customs Office and the residence of the Commissioner, the Customs boats, the premises of the China Merchants' Company and their hulk, the office of the Foreign Board, the Japanese Consulate, the premises occupied by the Native agents of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and a number of newly-erected Chinese houses were burnt by the mobs, 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 foreign commerce is mostly in Japanese hands. The British Consulate was withdrawn in January, 1899, British interests being placed under the care of the Consul at Ichang. Calling steamers have to anchor in the river, the current of which is very swift, but some bunding work, commenced in December, 1904, and finished in April, 1905, provides safe berths for three hulks, with jetties. The net value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs was in 1906 returned at Tls. 1,497,134 against Tls. 1,317,544 in 1905, and Tls. 1,956,371 in 1904. The bulk of the carrying trade is, however, carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs.

DIRECTORY

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Sue Che Sing, agent

Steamer "Tung-ting "

CONSULATES

GERMANY

和怡 E-Wo

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Steamer "Kiangwo'

Wu Hung Yuen, agent

"

Acting Consul-Dr. A. Nord (residing METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN

at [tschay)

GREAT BRITAIN

Consul H. A Little (residing at

Ichang)

JAPAN

Chancellor-in-charge-I. Katayama

Police inspector-K. Koreyeda

局沙商招 Chao Shang Sha Chi

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

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Acting Commissioner A. Sharp Deane

Assistant-A. H. F. Edwards

Acting Tidesurveyor & Harbour Mas- ter.-S. Burton; 2 Chinese linguists Tidewaiters-W. B. Hicks, G. J. M.

Parisot

Y. Oki

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

China Directory

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. Marcel Sterkendries (Kingchow) Rev. Angelus Timmers (Kin-men)

Rev. Gratianus Laurent (Kong-ng an)

NISSHIN KISEN KAISHA

Chu Chia Chien, agent

Steamers "Tai-yuen" and "Ta-hung "

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE Postmaster—A. S. Deane

Postal clerk-in-charge-Sun Kuo-sui

POST OFFICE-JAPANESE

Postmaster—R. Suzuki Asst. Clerk--F. Itow

C. Li

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