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ICHANG

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 consequence of the great European

war.

There has never been a census of the native population, but it is guessed to be about 40,000.

The net value of the trade of the port in 1915 was Tls. 4,900,579 as against Tls 4,782,330 in 1914, Tls. 5,719,556 in 1913, TĪs. 5,552,895 in 1912, Tls. 4,805,787 in 1911, Tls 13,385,356 in 1910, and Tis. 14,847,495 in 1909.

DIRECTORY

Ta-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, (John Swire & Sons, Ltd.), Merchants-Tel. Ad: Swire Agencies

China Navigation Company, Limited Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd.

London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., Ld. Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld. The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering

Co., Ld., Hongkong

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. Ocean Steamship Co., Ld. China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld. Royal Exchange Assurance

I

Chau-song-nee-ch'uk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAMNAVIGATION Co.

Chu Moy-son, manager

CHINESE TELEGRAPH OFFICE

Hsich Li-sing, manager

Yang Kia-hwa, chief clerk

. CONSULATES

#M✯✯ Ta-fa-ling-shih-fu

FRANCE

Consul-R. Réau (residing at Hankow) Vice-Consul-L. Eynard

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

M M * Ta Ying-ling-shih-fu

GREAT BRITAIN

Consul--B. G. Tours, C.M.G.

JAPAN

門衙事本日大

Acting Consul –

** Ta-mei-'kuoh-ya-men

UNITED STATES

Consul-General for Hankow, Kiu-

kiang, Ichang, and Shasi-E. S.

Cunningham (residing at Hankow)

關昌宜 I-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-H. K. Köhler, G. High Tidewaiters-P. E. Schütz, J. J. Andrews, P. Scully, H. Uhlich, J. H. Pattison, E. E. Pachis, M. Arakawa

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Merchants

A. Ross

Agencies

Indo-China S. N. Company, Limited Canton Insurance Office, Limited

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.

Alliance Assur. Co., Ltd.

Commercial Union Assur. Co., Ld.

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ld. "Glen Line" of Steamers "Shire" Line of Steamers

The Tuh Yu Steamship Co., Ltd.

LEE CHANG & Co., General Storekeepers, Wines, Spirits and Tobacconists, Provi- sions, Household Sundries, Bakers and Butchers-Second Road (along Custom House)

茂隆

MACKENZIE & Co., LTD.

J. Wallace, resident agent

Agencies

North China Insurance Co., Ld. West China Transport Go.

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