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CHUNGKING HANGCHOW

Ecole Française-Louis-Eraste, dir.

Paul Xavier, Joseph Claudius, profs. Séminaires-Perrodin, Caluraud

* Yun-sen-kong-kouan

VICARIAT APOSTOLIQUE DU SU'TCHUEN MERIDIONAL(SUIFU) Tel.Ad: Adexteros

Evêché Chatagnon, évêque

F. Fayolle, coadjuteur Moutot, provicaire de Guébriant, id. Puech, P. procureur Cathédrale-Renault, curé Ecole Française-Piard

Hópital--Bénézet, aumônier; mère

Félicie, supérieure; Samuel, Lon-

gin, Anizia, Visition, Thècle

Séminaire Scherrier, supérieur;

Brotte, Boissière, professeurs

Probatorium-Tarrisse, supérieure

司公船輪清日

NISSHIN KISEN KAISHA

Y. Nakagawa

PLANT, CAPT. S. C., Upper Yangtze

POST OFFICE, IMPERIAL CHINESE

Deputy Postmaster-H. G. C. Perry-

Ayscough

Postal assistant-A. L. Kauffimaun

Postal Officers-M. E. Summers, W.

Ortolani

District Inspector-O. Mellows

POSTE FRANÇAISE

Postmaster--E. Colin

Kung-t'a-mee

SPENCELEY, S. A. (residence in Hankow)

Tsai Tzu Chuen, agent

Wang Shing Pai, clerk

SUN LIFE INSURANCE Co.

Mackenzie & Co., Ld., agents

TELEGRAPH, CHINESE IMPERIAL ADMINI-

STRATION

Ling Füh He, manager

L. C. Sun, controller of Szechuen

Twanmo Pang-Fan, clerk-in-charge

Chentu

局報電都成

Chow Pao-Chen, manager

Chên Tzu Sho, clerk-in-charge

Chungking

局報電慶重

S. P. Cheng, manager

Shu Yen Chih, clerk-in-charge

處報電署督川

Department in Viceroy's Yamen

K. Y. Whang, clerk-in-charge

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CHENGTU

DISTRICT POST MASTER-W. W. Ritchie POSTAL ASSISTANT-J. A. Greenfield POSTAL OFFICER-J. Keating

HANGCHOW

州杭

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Hangchow, the capital of the province of Chekiang, is situated 120 miles south west of Shanghai, and 110 miles south of Soochow, on the Chien-tang River, at the apex of a bay which is too shallow for the navigation of steamers. The mouth of the river is, moreover, periodically visited by a bore, or tidal wave, which further endangers navigation. Haining is the best place for observing this famous bore, which is formed by the north-east trade wind heaping up the water of the Pacific on the China coast and causing enormous tides. Hangchow Bay is shaped like a funnel, and the mass of water rushing up, more and more concentrated as it advances, is sud- denly confronted by the current of the river. The momentary check causes the water to assume a wall-like formation; then, growing to a height of 15ft. at spring tides and gathering momentum with the immense pressure behind, forcing its volume into the comparatively narrow waterway, it tears past the sea-wall with a roar like thunder at a rate sometimes reaching 12 miles an hour. Before the Taiping rebellion Hangchow shared with Soochow the reputation of being one of the finest cities in the Empire on account of its wealth and splendour, but it was almost destroyed by the rebels. It has since rapidly recovered and is once more populous and flourishing, though it has not yet regained its former pitch of prosperity. The population is estimated at