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taken by the Customs of the junk-borne coastwise trado. A noticeable feature of the native import trade, however was the greater entry of native sugar from Swatow and Canton. The same general causes as have been given for the decline in native imports account for the decrease in the value figures recorded for exports abroad and coastwise: poor harvests, owing to the drought and infiltration of sea-water, and the diversion of cargo from steamers to junks for transport coastwise. Cotton, a portion of which was grown from American seed, gave a poor harvest owing to the entry of sea-water iuto the plantations; and the exports of medicines and of green teas were considerably less than in the previous year. The abolition of interport duty on rush mats, however, brought an immediate improvement in shipments of this article. Despite the general financial stringency, the local and the provincial governments inade great headway during the year under the municipal streetwidening scheme and construction of motor highways respectively..

古太 Tai koo

DIRECTORY

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Merchants-Cable

Ad: Swire

N. S. Chao

CHEN SIAU PAO & SONS, Shipping and

Insurance Mao Nun Road; Cam-

po; P.O. Box Special

Chen Siau Pao, managing dir.

David K. Chen, manager

Chau Shang Yung chuk

CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

-The Bund

Chang Sing-fu, manager

門衙事領國英大

Da Ing kok Ling ze ya men

Consulate—GREAT BRITAIN

(Administered by Consul General in

Shanghai)

關海浙 Chế hai Avan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

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Acting Commissioner-Huo Ch'ih

Ch'ien

Assistants-Liang Ka son, Chen Yung

Fan and Yang Hung-kuang

Medical Officers-R. E. Stannard,

M.D., Luke Young and Ying Wên- chun.

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

G. Gosling

Boat Officers-H. G. K. Wheeler

and E. A. D. Polverino

Examiners- Ciu Tieng Ling,

Leung Shek Cheun and Inng

Fok Dien

Tidewaiters-13 Chinese

院醫美華波甯

HWA-MEI HOSPITAL

(American Baptist Mission)

Dr. Harold Thomas, M.D.

Tin Lih Djen, D., supt.

Harold Thomas, M.D.

Raymond E. Stammard, M.D. John Hong, M.D.

Ma Yiu Fang, M.D.

Liu Yee Liang, M.D.

Miss W. P. Harris, nn.

Miss M. M. Whited, nn.

MISSIONS & CHURCHES

會差會禮浸國美大

AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION

SOCIETY

H. R. S. Benjamin and wife

會老長北國美

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN

NORTH

Miss Esther M. Gauss

E. M. Smith and wife

MISSION

會公徒督基 Gi du do kung wei

CHRISTIANS' MISSION

Miss G. E. Metcalfe

Miss M. J. Shewring

Miss E. E. Watts Miss E. Geary