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British and American Consulates were opened in 1900, and since then a Japanese Consulate has also been established. The net value of the trade of the port in 1922 was Hk. Tls. 40,993,544, as compared with Hk. Tls. 45,134,492 in 1921, and Hk. Tls. 53,323,696 in 1920. A graud industrial exhibition-the first of its kind in China-was held in 1910, the principal buildings being devoted to liberal arts, foreign exhibits, agriculture, fine arts, education, Chinese exhibits from foreign countries, a model hospital and an arsenal. A second industrial exhibition was held in October, 1921, containing over 10,000 exhibits classified in 10 departments. The most remarkable exhibits were those displayed in the Agricultural and Forestry Section.

It was a graphic demonstration and at the same time an object-lesson to the Chinese visitors of the results that can be obtained when farming and afforestation are conducted on scientific lines. In another section the great variety of well-imitated foreign articles marked the growing desire of the Chinese for the development of modern industrialism in their country. The local authorities, realising the far-reaching educational value of such an institution to both producers and consumers, decided to transform it into a permanent Industrial Museum.

Nanking was the scene of much fighting in the revolutionary campaign during October and November, 1911. The whole city was occupied by the revolutionaries in the early days of December, the Tartar City was sacked and burnt, and Nanking became the seat of the Provisional Government with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as President. Here the Republican Constitution was drawn up and promulgated, and the Revolutionary leaders sought to make Nanking the capital of the Republic. In July, 1913, a military outbreak occurred which rapidly developed into an armed rebellion against the Central Government, and from the 15th August until the 1st September the city, until it capitulated to the Government troops, was under a severe bombard- ment. All of Hsia-kuan was burnt, and Nanking was looted. Advantage has been taken of the destruction of Hsia-kuan to widen the existing streets and build new ones, and the Chinese are showing, to the fullest extent, their wonderful powers of recupera- tion from catastrophes that would seem fatal elsewhere in the world. The population of Nanking and its suburbs is estimated to be 392,838.

DIRECTORY

亞細亞 A-si-a

ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (NORTH

CHINA), LTD.-Tel. Ad: Doric

E. C. Robinson, local manager

D. R. Alston

F. A. Brown (Pengpu)

H. E. Foster

E. A. R. Fowles

H. Marshall (Pengpu)

R. E. M. Paterson

Miss E. M. McGill

店飯龍惠 Wai-loong

BRIDGE HOUSE HOTEL-Tel. Ad: Bridge

C. Sim, manager

署涉交寕江

Kiang Ning Chiao Shih Shu

· Bureau FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF KIANG-

NING

Supt. of Customs and Commissioner of Foreign Affairs of Nanking-Wen Shih Tsin

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., LTD.--

Tel. Ad: Powhattan

F. C. Jordan

L. T. Barnard

古太 Tai-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (John Swire &

Sons, Ltd.), Merchants

G. E. Stewart, signs per pro.

J. R. Macdonald

Agencies

R. Millar

China Navigation Co., Ld.

Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.

China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld.

Australian Oriental Line

Canadian Gort. Merchant Marine, Ld.

Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld.

Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co.

of Hongkong, Ld.

London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. Ld. Royal Exchange Assurance Corpn. Orient Insurance Co., Ld.

Guardian Assurance Co., Ld.

British Traders' Ins. Co., Ld. (Fire) Union Insurance Society of Canton British & Foreign Marine Ins. Co., Ld. Standard Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Sea Insurance Co., Ld.

Guardian Assurance Co., Ld. (Marine)