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usually practicable from the middle of April until the middle of December. The rates for foreign passengers vary considerably by the different vessels, but all are much higher than on the lower Yangtze. 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 4 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 1918 was Hk. Tls. 3,899,235 as compared with Hk. Tls. 5,685,589 in 1917, Hk. Tĺs. 6,629,451 in 1916, Hk. Tls. 4,900,579 in 1915, and Hk. Tls. 4,782,330 in 1914.

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DIRECTORY

司公油火亞細亞商英

Ying-shang-a-si-a-huo-yu-kung-sz

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. THE (NORTH

CHINA), LTD.--Tel. Ad: Doric

P. E. H. Walter, manager

T. Wooley, installation mgr.

古 太 Ta-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (John Swire &

Sons, Ltd.), Merchants-Tel. Ad: Swire

G. H, Edwards, signs per pro.

Agencies

China Navigation Co., Ld. Guardian Assurance Co., Ld.

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

Orient Insurance Co., Ld.

British Traders Insurance Co., Ld.

British & Foreign M. I. Co., `Ld.

Standard M. I. Co., Ld.

Sea Insurance Co., Ld.

局宜商招

AIM

Chau-song-nee-ch'uk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAMNAVIGATION Co.

CONSULATES

**** Ta-fa-ling-shih-fu

FRANCE

Consul-G. Lecomte (residing at Han-

kow)

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

GREAT BRITAIN

Consul--J. L. Smith

JAPAN

門衙事頗本日大

Consul-M. Kusa

Chancellor-J. Kurahasi

Do. -B. Kawamura

* Ta-mei-'kuoh-ya-men

UNITED STATES

Consul-General for Hankow, Kiu- kiang, Ichang, and Shasi-P. S. Heintzleman(residing at Hankow)

I-chang-kwan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Assistant-in-charge-W. O. Law Assistants-K. F. Fung, Mui Ying-shan Medical Officer A. Graham

Harbour Master and Tidesurveyor-

G. E. Sherman

Examiners-C. de Bedoire, T. J.

Macauley, A. J. Whitmore

Tidewaiters-S. Iwanaga, E. E. Pachis,

G. J. Smidt, K. Ota

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Merchants

A. Ross

Agencies

Indo-China S. N. Co., Ld. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.

Alliance Assur. Co., Ld.

Commercial Union Assur. Co., Ld.

Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.

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

Shire" Line of Steamers

LEE CHANG & Co., General Storekeepers, Wines, Spirits and Tobacconists, Provi- sions, Household Sundries, Bakers and Butchers, U. S. N. and H. B. M. Ship's Contractor-Erh Ma Road