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emporium for goods in transit to and from Chungking. All cargo for the latter port is landed here and transferred to steamers or chartered junks. In the same way cargo brought down in steamers or chartered junks from Chungking and intended for the lower river and coast ports, is transhipped here on steamers, which make regular voyages to and from Hankow. During the year 1914, the number of steamers plying between Ichang and Chungking was increased from one to five, viz., the Shu-tung and Shu hun of the Szechuan Steam Navigation Co., the Tah-chuen and Lee-chuen of the Szechuan Railway Steam Navigation Co., and the Ching-yue of the Chia-I-Jui- Ching S.S. Co. The Lee-chuen was wrecked at the Yeh tan rapid in March, 1915. In view of the enhanced traffic, aids to navigation and rules of the road through the gorges have become urgent, and are now being undertaken by the Government, with a River Inspector functioning between Chungking and Ichang. The upward voyage to Chungking now takes about 5 days, and the return trip about 2 days. The survey of the railway to Chengtu has been completed, but construction has been delayed in con- sequence of the great European war. The foreign passenger fare is from $100 to $75 to Chungking. This does not include meals, for which a charge of $3 per diem extra is made. The steamers do not run when the River is down to 6 feet on the Ichang Water Gauge, owing to the difficulty in negotiating the rapids between Ichang and Chung- king, but a scheme for portage was attempted during the winter of 1914-15 which #resulted in the total loss of the s.s. Lee-chuen,

The climate of Ichang is drier than that of the lower river ports-summers very warin, winters dry and pleasant. The native population is estimated at some 40,000. The net value of the trade of the port in 1914 was Tls. 4,782,330, as against Tls. 5,719,556 in 1913, Tls. 5,552,895 in 1912, Tls. 4,805,787 in 1911, Tls. 13,385,356 in 1910, Tls. 14,847,495 in 1909 and Tls. 7,613,218 in 1908.

古太 Ta-koo

DIRECTORY

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants-Tel.

Ad: Swire

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

Agencies

China Navigation Company, Limited

Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd.

* * * * * Ta Ying-ling-shih-fu

GREAT BRITAIN

Acting Consul--W. Meyrick Hewlett,

C.M.G.

London& Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

JAPAN

Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld.

The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering

Co., Ld., Hongkong

Union InsuranceSociety of Canton, Ld.

Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.

China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.

局宜商招

Chau-song-nee-ch’uk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAMNAVIGATION Co.

Chu Moy-son, manager

CONSULATES

FM

FRANCE

Ta-fa-ling-shih-fu

Consul--R. Réau (residing at Hankow) Vice-Consul-J. Leurguin Elève Vice-Consul-L. Troy Médecin du Consulat-Dr. J. Mesny

GERMANY-Tel. Ad: Germania Consul-Dr. R. Walter (abt) Acting Consul-Dr. E. Bracklo

門衙事本日大

Acting Consul-M. Hashiguchi, for Shasi and Ichang (residing at Shasi)

* Ta-mei-'kush-ya-men

UNITED STATES

Consul-General for Hankow, Kiu- kiang, Ichang, Chinkiang, Yochow, and Shasi-E. S. Cunninghamı (residing at Hankow)

HI-chang-kwan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-E. Gilchrist

Assts.-C. N. Holwill, A. E. M. Jansen Medical Officer-A. Graham Harbour Master and Tidesurveyor—

J. J. C. Lorentzen

Examiners-J. J. Gorman, H. N. D.

Rosen, C. C N. Hansen

Tidewaiters-P. E. Schütz, O. Clark, S. E. Mikulin, P. Scully, H. Uhlich, J. H. Pattison, W. J. McErlean