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WUCHOW

TRADE IN 1936,

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Although threatened with the prospect of civil war during the summer months, the year can yet be recorded as one showing a marked improvement in the export trade and as one of sustained imports in the face of great difficulties. The value statistics as recorded for the trade of Wuchow were as follows direct foreign imports, $7.10 million as compared with $6.40 million direct exports abroad, $13.50 million as against $8.90 million. As regards imports, the fall in value was primarily occasioned by the low purchasing value of the provincial currency during the period of political tension from June to September, a noticeable improvement taking place. thereafter. The increase in exports was largely due to the increase in volume of articles handled by the Kwangsi Import and Export Syndicate, such as wood oil, aniseed oil, wolfram, manganese, antimony, and tin. Staple exports such as softwood, firewood, cattle, and poultry also enjoyed a fair year. The general improvement in the export trade is attributed to the systematic endeavour on the part of those in charge of pro- vincial affairs to foster and develop the natural resources of the province. The low exchange also proved favourable to purchasers abroad.

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Road development schemes continue to receive official support. The now complet- ed Changsha Kweilin Road, being interprovincial, is considered of great commercial importance. Shipping experienced another lean year, although there has been no serious falling-off in the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared: Aviation services were well sustained by the South-western Aviation Corporation with extension of the Canton Lungchow line to Hanoi, while the former provincial airway with terminus at Lungchow was changed to a Canton-Nanning line with calls at Wuchow. Liu chow, and Kweilin en route.

DIRECTORY

亞細亞 Ah Sai Ah

ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (SOUTH CHINA),

LTD.

R. G. Edwardes Jones

C. T. Powell

和

天

Teen Woo

BANKER & Co., Merchants and Com-

mission Agents-Shipping Office:

Bankers' Pontoon; Teleph. 264;

Cable Ad: Banker

司公限有險保昌旗

Kee chong po him gàu hạn king s

China Underwriters, Ltd., Life

Fire, Marine and General Insurance-

Agent: Lain Kuk Cho, 111, Kau Fong Road; Teleph. 10

CONSULATE

官事領國比大

Tai peh kwok Ling sz kun

BELGIUM

Consul-General (residing in Hong-

kong)

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME Cable

Ad: Custos Tsangwu

Commissioner--A. Feragen

As ists-Chiu Shai Wong, Huang Hsi

Chi and Chen Yu An

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master—

A. G. Borras

Assist. Boat Officer-Lau Chik Chi Examiners-J. D. Grundal, Chao Chun Chieh, Lui Man Pan, S. S. Mak Wing Hoi, Chan

Hill,

Lam and Hui Kwei Yuen

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)

MISSIONS

BAPTIST MISSION

Dr. Robt. E. Beddoe and wife

Miss Mollie J. McMinn

Rev. Rex Ray and wife

Rev. F. T. Woodward and wife Dr. Wm. L. Wallace

Miss Jessie Green