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WUCHOW

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The Kwangsi University, which was formally opened by General Huang Shao- hsiung on the 10th October 1928 and which was closed during the following year when Wuchow was occupied by the Cantonese troops, was reopened on the 15th September 1931.

The principal articles of export are manganese ore, wood oil, aniseed star, tea seed cakes, green hemp, sugar, wood planks, cassia lignea, tea oil, poultry, 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 and Hongkong, maintained by Portuguese, British and Chinese steamers, some of which are manned by foreign officers, and have first-class passenger accommodation. During the last few years a large native passenger trade has sprung up between Wuchow and upriver towns, and a fleet of motor boats make regular trips to Konghau, Kuaiping, Kueihsien and Nanning. Wuchow itself offers few attractions to the tourist but the river scenery on the way up especially between the Shiuhing and Takhing Gorges, where the stream winds in and out among the green hills to form a succession of ap- parent lakes, is picturesque and has been compared to the Rhine. Wuchow is connect- ed by telegraph with Hongkong, Shanghai, etc.; and the Chinese Post Office has established postal communication with the principal towns in Kwangsi. In 1922 the Maritime Customs completed the erection of six new buildings to accomodate their staff. These houses, some of which are three storeys 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. The new post office was completed in November 1932. It is a fine, well designed building, up-to-date in its fittings and equipment and holds a commanding position on the water front. There are, as yet, no hotels in Wuchow offering accommodation for foreigners.

A bunding scheme, designed to improve the appearance of the port, is under serious consideration. As plans have been drawn up by the Wuchow Municipality to obtain funds for such work, it seems probable that the extension of the bund in Wuchow is only a matter of time.

DIRECTORY

亞細亞 Ah Sai Ah

ASIATIC

PETROLEUM

CHINA), LTD.

E. D. Lawrence

H. F. Green

Co.

B. L. Stock (at Nanning)

FII

天 Teen Woo

(SOUTH

BANKERS & Co., Merchants and Com-

mission Agents Shipping Office:

Bankers' Pontoon; Teleph.

Cable Ad: Banker

264;

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY

(CHINA), LTD.-Teleph. 262

S. C. Koo, manager

司公限有險保昌旗

Kee chong po him yau han kung sze

China Underwriters, Ltd., Life

Fire, Marine and General Insurance- 111, Kau Fong Road; Cable Ad: Botelho. Head Office: Hongkong

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CONSULATE

官事領國比大

Tai peh kwok Ling sz kun

BELGIUM

Consul General (residing in H'kong.)

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-C. B. W. Moore

Assistants-Au Shih She, Harry Mo

and Ho Chun-min

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

R. C. Starling

Acting Assist. Boat Officer --

Chiong Siek

Wong

Examiners-E. M. E. Gallo, A. A.

Irschenko, W. A. Artlett, A. F.

Nielsen, Ng Chi Cheung, Leung

Chak Lam and Woo Kok Khoon

會蓄儲國萬

Man Kwok Tse Chu Way

INTERNATIONAL SAVINGS SOCIETY-Kau

Fong Street; Cable Ad: Intersa- vin. Head Office: 7, Avenue Ed- ward VII, Shanghai, (Agency con- trolled by Canton Branch)