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WUCHOW

West Rivers, the trade of south-eastern Kweichow, which is principally supplied via the Yangtsze. Attempts are being made to work the manganese, antimony, copper, and tin mines which abound in the Kwangsi Province. The gross value of the trade coming under the cognisance of the Maritime Customs has steadily grown to Tls. 15,531,140 in 1921 (when the disturbed state of South China had a depressing effect on trade). The principal articles of export are manganese ore, antimony, timber, oils (aniseed, cassia, groundnut, wood and tea), indigo, hides, live stock and firewood. The coal, which should form one of Wuchow's largest exports, still lies buried in the surrounding hills. There is daily steam communication with Canton, maintained by four Chinese-owned steamers. There are a number of steamers on the Hongkong-Wuchow run. Up to the end of 1917 the British West River Steamship Co. operated the passenger steamers, but they did not pay and were sold to a Chinese Company. Messrs. Banker & Co. have two regular vessels plying on the West River, and have recently placed a new vessel on the run-the Kong Ning-which flies the British flag, is manned by British officers, and has first-class passenger accommodation. During the last few years a large native passenger trade lias sprung up between Wuchow and up-river towns: launches leave daily during the summer months for Konghau, Kuaiping and Kueihsien, and a fleet of motor boats make regular trips to Nanning. Wuchow itself offers few attractions to the tourist, but the river scenery on the way up, especially between the Shuihing and Takhing Gorges, where the stream winds in and out among the green hills to form a succession of apparent lakes, is picturesque, and has been compared to the Rhine. Wuchow is connected by telegraph with Hongkong, Shanghai, etc.; and the Chinese Post has established postal communication with the principal towns in Kwangsi. In 1922 the Maritime Customs completed the erection of seven new buildings to accom- modate the whole of their staff. These houses, some of which are three stories high, are constructed of ferro-concrete in the most up-to-date style. They are brilliant examples of modern tropical buildings, and are the chief architectural feature of Wuchow.

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DIRECTORY

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.(SOUTH CHINA), LTD.

J. Hoekveen, manager

J. W. Platt | W. J. M. Ochsendorff

Teen-Woo

BANKER & Co., Merchants and Commission Agents Shipping Office: Banker's

Pontoon

Geo. Banker (Hongkong)

Wong Hoi Pang, signs per pro.

Agen cy

Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld.

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBacco Co.

J. A. Dixon, manager W. H. E. Coates

CONSULATES

MELK Tai-peh-kwok Ling sz-kun

BELGIUM

Consul-Residing in Hongkong

GREAT BRITAIN

H. B.M.'s Consul-General at Canton Pro-Consul-J. M. Groves

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME Commissioner- T. Ebara

Assistants-E. H. Hunter, J. K. Storrs Medical Officer-G. W. Leavell Tidesurveyor and Harbour-master-

C. H. Hardy

Acting Boat Officer--C. P. Berge Examiners-T. F. Anderson, A. Z. de Souza, C. Fisher, T. D. Masters, C. A. Cammiade

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Tide waiters-H. G. Gowen, B. Toyota, S. J. Herret, G. Nicholson, C. C. Hancox

LIGGETT & MEYERS

O'Connor, agent

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

Postal Commissioner-N. B. Doodha

(Nanning, Kwangsi District) Acting Postmaster-Li Hing Po

Mei.foo

STANDARD OIL Co. of N. Y.-Tel. Ad:Socony

H. E. Gumbart