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SCHNABEL, GAUMER & Co., Importers and

Exporters-Cable Ad: Antimon

STANDARD-VACUUM OIL Co.-

D. G. Folts, manager

A. T. Parker, asst. mgr.

J. H. Taylor, inst. supt.

司公成晏 An Chen Kung Sze TANG & CO., LTD., W. A., Antimony Pro- ducers and Distributors-Cable Ad: Watangco; Codes: Acme, A.B.C. 6th edn., Bentley's, Universal and Private

司公油火石士德

TEXAS Co., THE, Petroleum Products--

Cable Ad: Texaco

B. W. Cheng, manager

TUNG CHANG Co., Exporters, Importers

and Smelters-23, Lou Pu Kai,

Cable Ad: Taoli; Teleph. 662

YALE-IN-CHINA ASSOCIATION-Cable Ad:

Yali'

Treasurer--F. S. Hutchins

Yale-in-China School of Science,

Hua Chung College, Kweilin

President F. C. M. Wei, Ph.D.

Dean Dr. Richard P. Bien,

D. SC.

Yali Union Middle School, Changsha

Principal-C. C. Lao

Dean-K. S. Ying

Business Mgr.-James K. Sheng

E. V. Gulick Dr. D. Rugh

J. B. Runnalls

B. P. Schoyer B. B. Rogers

Hsiang Ya Medical College and Hospital, School of Nursing, O'sha

Acting Director-Dr. H. C. Chang

Dr. Y. T. Hsiao

Dr. C. S. Yang

Dr. P. F. Greene

Miss M. E. Hutchinson, R.N.

司公限有份股草烟銷運中頤

YEE TSOONG TOBACCO DISTRIBUTORS, LTD.

-Teleph. 277; Cable Ad: Powhattan M. E. Hewlett, divisional manager

Yee Kee & Co., distributors

ICHANG

县 宜 I-chang

Ichang is one of the four ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st April, 1877, in accordance with Clause 1, Section 3, of the Chefoo Convention. It is situated in lat. 30° 43.4' N., long. 111° 12.8′ E., on the north bank of the river Yangtze, about 363 miles above Hankow, and some five miles below the entrance to the great Ichang Gorge, or just about 1,000 miles from the coast. The navigation of the river to this port is comparatively easy for vessels of light draught and has in recent years been rendered easier by the labours of the Customs River Department, which has marked every crossing and established numerous aids to navigation. The anchorage is off the left bank, and is good, except in freshets, when the anchors should be sighted every two or three days. The port is the centre of a hilly country, the productions of which are rice in the valleys, cotton on the higher grounds, winter wheat, barley, and also the tungtzu trees, from which the ordinary wood oil is obtained by pressing the nuts gathered from the trees. In the sheltered valleys, amongst the mountain ranges west of the city, oranges, lemons, pomeloes, pears, plums, and a very superior quality of persimmons are grown, and find a ready market in the city and at Shasi. The importance of Ichang is chiefly that of an emporium for goods in transit to and from Chungking. Most of the cargo for the latter port is landed here and transferred to steamers. Steam navigation is practicable for the larger vessels from the middle of April to the end of November and for the smaller vessels throughout the year. The rates for foreign passengers are much higher than on the lower Yangtsze. Aids to

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