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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 1919 was Hk. Tls. 6,045,651, as compared with Hk. Tls. 3,899,235 in 1918, Hk. Tls. 5,685,589 in 1917, Hk. Tls. 6,629,451, in 1916, and Hk. Tls. 4,900,579 in 1915.

The town was thoroughly and systematically looted by local troops on the night of November 30th, 1920. No district was left unmolested; shop after shop and house after. house was entered at the point of the bayonet and money, clothes and goods were ruthlessly extorted from the inmates. A considerable amount of Japanese property was destroyed by fire, and several foreign firms lost heavily in money. Altogether over 150 shops and houses were destroyed. The situation was eased by the Chamber of Commerce agreeing to pay the local General $60,000. There was practically nothing more left to loot except foreign property and houses. H.M.S. Gnat arrived on the scene for the protection of foreigners.

DIRECTORY

AMERICAN WEST CHINA NAVIGATION CO.

W. R. Dunliamı, manager s. s. "Meishun"-J. Doyle

ANTOINE CHIRIS NAVIGATION DEPT.

s. s. “Kikın”—L. David

ANLEE STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

s. s. "Ankong"-H. F. Carey

司公油火亞細亞商英

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

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ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. THE (NORTH

CHINA), LTD.-Tel. Ad: Doric

P. E. H. Walter, manager

T. Woolley, installation mgr.

s. s. "Anlan

J. Hannigan

A. Cheshire

L. Butchart

BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS

Wu Yueh-chiao, manager

Ta-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (John Swire &

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

G. H. Edwards, signs per pro.

C. Tucker

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 InsuranceSociety 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.

司公險保和濟仁

Zing-che-wo-pan-shien-kung-s

CHINA MERCHANTS' MARINE INS. Co

Seng Tuan Foo, agent

Wu Yueh-chiao Sheng Kuei-pei

Chau-song-nee-ch'uk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION Co.

Seng Tuan Foo, manager

CONSULATES

# # # * Ta-fa-ling-shih jus

FRANCE

Consul-G. Lecomte (residing at Han-

kow)

***** Ta Ying-ling-shih-fu 府事領英大

GREAT BRITAIN--Tel. Ad: Britain

Consul--J. L. Smith

JAPAN

門衙事領本日大

Consul-J. Kurahasi

Chancellor B. Kawamura

門衙國美大

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

UNITED STATES

Consul-General for Hankow, Kiu-

kiang, Ichang, and Shasi-J. C.

Huston (residing at Hankow)