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of calls at this port by the Dutch motor vessels Cremer and van Heutsz. The Ho Hong Steamship Company and the Douglas Lapraik Company have extended their normal routes, the former to Foochow and the latter to Wen- chow. Freight rates have been considerably raised during the year, which is explained by the depreciation of the Chinese currency, increased operating. costs, heavy war risk insurance, and no outside competition against the lines. working under a freight agreement. Coastal steam and motor launch traffic was suspended because of the Japanese blockade.:

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The agricultural crops were on the whole good. Swatow was hit by a strong gale on the 3rd, May, causing a loss estimated at $100,000 by the sinking of five motor-launches and about 70. junks and sampans and damage to buildings. In spite of repeated aerial bombing the Chaoshan Railway train service has been maintained throughout the year. The construction of of the Canton-Meihsien Railway, which was begun in 1937, was discontinued at the beginning of 1938, and, no road construction took place in this district.

亞細亞 Ah Si Ah

DIRECTORY

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (SOUTH CHINA),

LTD., THE (Incorporated in England) Telephs. 1518-9; P. O. Box 8; Cable

Ad: Petrosilex

E. D. Lawrence, manager

C. F. J. Simpson, Installation

manager

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL-Teleph, 1314;

Cable Ad: Astor

S. K. Yapp, proprietor

W.S. Lee, manager

BANKS

行銀灣

臺

BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.-1, Yong Peng

Road; Cable Ad: Taiwangink

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

& CHINA

HONGKONG

& SHANGHAI

BANKING

CORPORATION-Cable Ad: Bradbank

W. Webster, agents

R. E. H. Nelson

K. M. Lee, compradore

NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK-

Reiss, Bradley & Co., Ltd., agents

BEST & Co., H. C., General Merchants, Constructing and Consulting Engineers, Surveyors and Architects-22-24, Chien Ping Road; P.O. Box 38; Cable Ad: Yulan

H. C. Best

BRANGWIN, DR. C. H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.- P.O. Box 5; Teleph. 1689; Cable Ad Brangwin

BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-

Hon. Secretary-F. L. Lees

古太 Tai koo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (John Swire &

Sons, Ltd.), Merchants P.O. Box 78

E. J. Tandy, signs per pro.

I. M. Macrae

J. R. Liley.

CAMILLE CO., Importers & Exporters, Specialists in Sports Articles; Wholesale & Exporters of Singapore Gut for Tennis Racket & Badminton Rackets-258, Kialat Road; P. O. Box 96; Codes: Bentley's, Private

CAPITOL THEATRE

Proprietors Kwok Ping Amuse-

ment Co.

Loh Hon Chuen, manager