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1905, provided berths for three hulks, with jetties. Unfortunately in 1908, this bund for over two-thirds of its length went bodily into the river owing to the action of the water coming from inland carrying away sand from beneath the stone work. The net value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs was in 1912 returned at Tis. 5,337,966, record figures since the opening of the port, due to increased importation of the native opium as well as general cargoes. The bulk of the carrying trade is, however, carried on by junks, which do not come under the control of the Foreign Customs In December, 1913, a contract was entered into between the Chinese Government and the British firm of Pauling & Co. for the construction of a railway from a point opposite Shasi to Singyifu in the province of Kweichow via Changteh and Kweiyang, with a branch from Changteh to Changsha,

DIRECTORY

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Che Lee Fah, agent

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD., THE

Tu Hsuen-chen, sub. agent

Tu Yu-chen, accountant

Butterfield & SWIRE

Sue Che Sing, agent

Steamer "Tung-ting

Chao Shang Sha Chuk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVGTN, CO.

Chu Yuan-Ying, manager

Steamers "Kwei Lee" and "Kuling"

CONSULATES

GERMANY-Tel. Ad: Germania

Consul-Dr. R. Walter (residing at

Ichang)

GREAT BRITAIN

Consul---H. F. Handley-Derry (residing

at Ichang)

JAPAN

Chancellor-in-charge-M. Hashiguchi

Police Inspector-H. Motoi

關市沙 Shasi Kwan

CUSTOMS, MARITIME

Acting Commissioner-C. A. McAllum

Assistant -K. M. von Brockdorff

Acting Tidesurveyor-F. J. Allshorn

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Tidewaiters-W. M. Komaroff, E. A.

Cull, A. Hutchinson

和怡 E-Wo

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Chang Pao Shun, agent

Steamer "Kiangwo"

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN

T. Adachi

NISSHIM KISEN KAISHA

Y. K. Woo, agent C. H. Hu, clerk

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

Postinaster--W. W. Ritchie (resides at

Hankow)

Act. sub-district postmaster-K.C. Sieh Postal Clerks-Chang Chen-pong, Nieh

Paugfu

POST OFFICE, JAPANESE

Postmaster--M. Tejima Clerk--K. Abe

Asst. Clerk --C. T. Li

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. Marcel Sterkendries (Kingchow) Rev. Colomban Clement (Kingchow) Rev. Leon Leppens (Shasi) Rev. K. Merchier (Kingchow)

STANDARD OIL Co. OF NEW YORK

Chas. L. Coltman, manager