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CHUNGKING-HANGCHOW

Shen-sieou-t'ang

VICARIAT APOSTOLIQUE DU SU'TCHUEN

OCCIDENTAL (CHENTU)

Evêché-Dunand, évêque Pontvianne, pro vicaire Couderc, procureur Cathédrale-Rouchouse, curé Hôpital Chrysostome, Zaccharie, Transfiguration, Blaise, Celine, Misericordia, sœurs hospitalières

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Ecole Française-Louis-Eraste, dir. Paul Xavier, Joseph Claudius, profs. Séminaires-Perrodin, Calurand

館公生永

* Yun-sen-kong-kouan VICARIAT APOSTOLIQUE DU SU'TCHUEN MERIDIONAL(SUIFU) Tel.Ad: Adexteros Evêché Chatagnon, évêque vicaire apostolique

P. Fayolle, evêque coadjuteur Moutot, provicaire Puech, B. procureur Cathédrale-Garre curé Hôpital - Bénézet, aumônier; mère

Félicie, supérieure; Gabriel, Sa- muel, Longin, Anizia, Visition, Thècle

Séminaire Scherrier, supérieur;

Brotte, Boissière, professeurs Probatorium-Tarrisse, supérieur

司公船輪清日

NISSHIN KISEN KAISHA-Tel. Ad: Nisshin-

kisen

Y. Nakagawa

PLANT, CAPT. S. C., Upper Yangtze

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

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Acting sub-district Postmaster-E.

Caretti

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE Co. OF CANADA Mackenzie & Co., Ld., agents

THE DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE CO.- Woo

Foo Kung

Elly Widler, manager

T. M. Robert

4 Chinese assistants

TELEGRAPH, ADMINISTRATION, CHINESE

Li Chin-hsien, manager

Wang Tin-Chao, clerk-in-charge

CHENGTU (Head Quarters)

ACT. DISTRICT POSTMASTER-J. von Kom-

polthy

DISTRICT Accountant— A. Abron FOURTH ACCOUNTANT B.-H. S. Kierke-

gaard

CHUNGKING (Sub-District) ACTING SUB-DISTRICT POST MASTER-E.

Caretti

WANHSIEN (Sub-District) ACTING SUB-DISTRICT POSTMASTER-G. K

Wilse

HANGCHOW it Háng-chau

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 750,000, including suburbs. As a manufacturing centre Hangchow takes place even before

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