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J. H. Reisner, M.S.A. G. E. Ritchey, B.S. H. G. Robson, S.T.B. G. W. Sarvis, M.A. J. B. Sharp, B.A. A. G. Small, M.E. Miss B. C. Smith, S.B. J. M. Speers, jr., B.A. A. N. Steward, B.S.

J. C. Thomson, B.D., M.A., M.S, W. G. Whitman, M.A. W. F. Wilson, B.A.

Miss A. M. Wixon

University Hospital

A. C. Hutcheson, M.D., supt.

Miss G. Bauer

J. H. Daniels, M.D.

NANKING-WUHU

Miss E. A. Hunt, R.N. Miss I. M. Hynds, R.N. Miss M. D. Jeffrey, R.N. R. A. Petersoll, M.S., M.D. Miss V. F. Russell

C. S. Trimmer, M.D.

Miss H. G. Van Vliet, R.N.

Miss F. M. Warner, R.N.

會年青敎督基

Gi đưa Giao Tsing Nen-hwei

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF

NANKING

P. L. Gillett, acting general secretary- Y. H. Shaw, associate secretary Dean L. Kelsey

WUHU

Wú-hú

湖蕪 Wu-hu

This port (the name of which signifies grass and lakes," ie., swamps) was opened to foreign trade, by the Chefoo Convention, on

by the Chefoo Convention, on the 1st April, 1877. It is situated on the Yangtsze, in the province of An-hwei, and is a "half-way port between Chinkiang and Kewkiang, though nearer to the former. It has the appearance of a thriving and busy town, and is admirably located for trade. This is mainly owing to the excellence of its water communication with the interior. A large canal, with a depth of five to six feet of water in the winter and 10 to 12 feet in the summer, connects the port with the important city of Ning-kuoh-fu, in southern An-hwei 50 miles distant. Another canal runs inland for over eight miles in a south-westerly direction to Taiping-hsien, an extensive tea district. This canal, which is only navigable in the summer, passes through Nan-ling and King-hsien, where the cultivation of silk is carried on, and may some day be of importance. The silk districts of Nan-ling and King-hsien are situated within 50 miles of Wuhu. Besides the canals leading to Ning-kuoh-fu and Taiping-lisien, there are two others communicating with Su-an and Tung-pó.

It will be seen from the above enumeration of the facilities for water carriage from Wuhu that it is calculated to prove an emporium for commerce. The value of the trade of the port for the year 1924 was Hk. Tls. 37,797,626, as compared with, Hk. Tls. 30,550,011 in 1923, Hk. Tis. 25,339,261 in 1922, Hk. Tls. 32,992,971 in 1921, and Hk. Tls. 40,144,619 in 1920. Coal inay some day become a considerable article of export from Wuhu, both native and foreign capital having been directed to the great coal- fields of the province. The China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company are interested in several coal districts and have expended large sums in the opening of their mining property; the output has thus far been small, owing to the lack of proper machinery and management. The Chin Kang Company, a wealthy native syndicate, have a Government permit to open mines in several districts and have: been prospecting with a view to developing their property in the near future. A number of smaller companies are operating at present witli the sanction of the above- Corporation, to whom they pay a royalty. Two companies representing foreign capital-the Yangtsze Land and Investment Company, Limited, and the I Li Coal