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ICHANG

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The net value of the trade of the port in 1926 was Hk. Tls. 16,820,989, as compared with Hk. Tls. 12,809,132 in 1925, and Hk. Tls. 17,655,451 in 1924. The place was looted by soldiers on November 30th, 1920, and a similar and more serious outrage was suffered on June 4th, 1921. For 23 days in September, 1921, also, Ichang was the scene of a battle between Southern and Northern forces. As if this were not enough, on July 16th the Yangtsze, rising to 51 ft. 7 in., burst through the dyke protecting the eastern suburb, submerging that section, with heavy damage to property.

DIRECTORY

司公油火亞細亞商英

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

ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (NORTH CHINA),

LTD.-Tel. Ad: Doric

L. Hansard Gabb, representative

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co. (CHINA),

LTD.

Ta-koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (John Swire & Sons, Ltd.), Merchants-Tel. Ad: Swire

F. J. Wakefield, signs per pro.

Agencies

China Navigation Co., Ld. Ocean Steamship Co., Ld. China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.

London & Lancashire Fire Insce. Co.

Royal Exchange Assurance Orient Insurance Co., Ld.

Guardian Assurance Co., Ld.

British Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.

Union Insce. Society of Canton, Ld.

British & Foreign Mar. Insce. Co. Ld.

司公險保和濟仁

Zing-che-wo-pau-shen-kung-se

CHINA MERCHANTS' MARINE INSURANCE

Co.

局宜商招 Chau-song-nee-chéuk

CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM NAVIGATION

Co.

興永

COMPAGNIE OLIVIER, Import and Epxort,

Fire and Marine Insurance-Tel. Ad: Austrasia

Agency

Cie. des Messageries Fluviales de

Chine

CONSULATES

***** Ta-fa-ling-shik-fu 府事頜法大

FRANCE

Consul-(residing at Hankow)

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

GREAT BRITAIN-Tel. Ad: Britain

JAPAN

門衙事本日大

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

UNITED STATES

Consul-General for Hankow, Kiu-

kiang, Ichang and Shasi (residing at Hankow)

關

I-chang-kuan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Assistant-in-charge-Lay Ung Chih

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Merchants

A. Ross

Agencies

Indo-China S. N. Co., Ld.

Canton Insurance Office, Ld.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.

Alliance Assurance Co., Ld.

Commercial Union Assur. Co., Ld.

Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.

Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ld.

"Glen " Line of Steamers

"Shire" Line of Steamers

China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.

MISSIONS

AMERICAN CHURCH MISSION

Rev. C. F. and Mrs. Howe Deaconess J. A. Clark

Deaconess E. W. Riebe

CHINA INLAND MISSION-Tel. Ad: Inland

Mission; Codes: C.I.M. and Missions

H. J. Squire and wife

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

會德路道音福

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN MISSION

RANKINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL