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NANKING-WUHU

堂學師水南江

Kiang-nan Shui-shih hsio-t'ang

NAVAL COLLEGE-IMPERIAL, NANKING

Commissioner-Chiang Cheow-ying,

Capt. I.C.N., Lieut.-Colonel

Director-Hwang Siang-tsi Paymaster-Shih Tsi Executive Branch

Chief Instructor--A. E. Monro, R.N. Second Do. -Lin Chi-ying

Third Do. -Tsau Tsi-kwei Supt. of Cadets-- Tong Chen-yuen Engineering Branch

Chief Instructor- E. P. St. John

Benn, R.N.

Second Do. Chen Tsing-tsih

Third Do.

Hsee Chin-yu

Drilling Do. -Lew Kwang Wen

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Secretary-Li Chao Tang

Supt. of Cadets-Hoon Yu

* Chin-ling-yu-cheng-kok POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Postmaster-E. O. Reis Postal Officer--E. H. Borck do. -L. D. Henry

POST OFFICE--JAPANESE

Postmaster-S. Inaba

Postal Clerk--M. Ota

李美 Mee-fu

STANDARD OIL Co. of New York; Tel. Ad.

Socony

J. F. Newman, manager

WUHU

湖蕪 Wii-hiá

Wú-hú

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This port (the name of which signifies grass and lakes," i.e. swamps) was opened to foreign trade, by the Chefoo Convention, on 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.

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 1907, Hk. Tls. 21,390,455, was lower than it has been for many years. It compares with Tls. 30,623,809 in 1905, Tls. 23,223,383, in 1904, and Tls. 24,542,783 in 1903. 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 thus 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 Company, 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.

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