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CHINKIANG

Chinkiang is one of the pleasantest ports on the river. It is now within a few hours' railway journey of Shanghai, which enables ice and other necessaries to be delivered promptly, while the Shanghai morning paper is received the same evening. The surrounding country is very pretty, and there is fair shooting, wild pig being plentiful within a few miles of the Concession. Electric lighting was installed in 1908, but a scheme for waterworks fell through. The water question is particularly important, as the bund in summer is lined with hundreds of native boats, and water for all purposes has to be obtained from the river. This is, robably why the port is not as healthy as it should be

The population of the Native City is estimated at about 150,000. To the west of the Concession is a handsome temple adorned with a pag da standing on a con- spicuous elevation, and known as Golden Island. It is interesting to record that in the time of Marco Polo this hill was on the north bank of the river. In 1842 it was an island near the middle of the river, and the British fleet anchored where the railway station now stands.

The Let value of the trade of the port f r 1912 was Hk. Tls. 21,556,505. There are no local industries of importance, and the trade of the port is with the districts to the north of the river. The Commissioner of Customs in a recent trade report opines that it is probable that the port will gradually sink into insignificance and decay, owing to the railway facilities which are diverting its trade to Hankow, Kiaochow and Nanking

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ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD., THE

Local Manager-H Lambooy

H. C. Pope

A. R. Whitwright, inspector

R. Thuss, installation manager

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Tai-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants

Geo. E. J. Rose, signs per pro. Agencies

DIRECTORY

China Navigation Company, Limited Ocean Stoun chip Company, Limitad China Mutual Steam Nvgin. Co., Ld. Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld. Royal Exchange Assce. Corporation London & Lancashire Fire Insce. Co. Palatine Insurance Co., Ld. Guardian Assurance Co., Ld. Orient Insurance Co.

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld.

利客 Kuh-lwe

CARLTON HOUSE, Private Hotel-Cable

Ad: Kah-Lee (A1 Corle used)

Mrs. T. W. Bowern, proprietress

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

H. Lambooy, chairman and actg, sec.

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION

Co.'s Hulk "Express'

CHINKIANG CLUB

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B. Twyman, chairman

E. C. Tregillus (hon. secy, and treas.)

W. R. M'D. Parr

Dr. Balean (hon. librarian)

CHINKIANG RECREATION FUND (with which

is incorporated The Recreation Club)

Hon. Secretary-W. H. Rasmussen

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Ta-ying long sze ya-mun

CONSULATES GREAT BRITAIN

Also in charge of Austro-Hungarian, French and German interests

Consul-B. Tyman

Constable-C. S J. Boland

Writer-Kuo Hsiu-po

關江鎭

Chin-kiang-kwan

CUSTOMS, MARITIME

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Commissioner-W. R McD. Parr

First Assistant-J. N. Segerdal Second do. -S. F. Denby Third (0. - E N. Ensor Medical Officer-Dr. H Balean, M.D.,

B.S. (London), F.R.C.S. (England) Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

E. C. Tregillus

Acting Boat Officers-J. K. Heard,

M. B. Nilsen

Chief examiner-J. H. M. Noodt Examiner J. Holliday

Assistant Examiners-J. Lelas, J. Mottram, H. Rumford, W. Frede- rick, P. F. McMahon

Tide waiters - E. O. R. Danziger, J. J. C. Somme, J. D. O'Connell, M. L. S. Desnet, C W. Stocks, T. Shinohara

J. M. E. Reimers, A. Block

Salt Watcher-C. C. McGill