1926

82G
NANKING—WUHU
J. H. Reisner, m.s.a.
G. E. Ritchey, b.s.
H. G. Robson, s.t.b.
G. W. Sarvis, m.a.
J. B. Sharp, b.a.
A. G. Small, m.e.
Miss B. C. Smith, s.b.
J. M. Speers, ir., b.a.
A. N. Steward, B.s.
J. C. Thomson, b.d., m.a., m.s,
W. G. Whitman, m.a.
W. F. Wilson, b.a.
Miss A. M. Wixon
University Hospital
A. C. Hutcheson, m.d., supt.
Miss G. Bauer
J. H. Daniels, m.d.
Miss E. A. Hunt, r.n.
Miss I. M. Hynds, r.n.
Miss M. D. Jeffrey, r.n.
R. A. Peterson, m.s., m.d.
Miss V. F. Russell
C. S. Trimmer, m.d.
Miss H. G. Van Vliet, r.n.
Miss F. M. Warner, r.n.
Gi-duh Giao Tsing Nen-hwei
Young Men’s Christian Association or
Nanking
P. L. Gillett, acting general secretary
Y. H. Shaw, associate secretary
Dean L. Kelsey
WFHTJ
$£ Wu-hu
This port (the name of which signifies “grass and lakes,” i.e., swamps) was
opened to foreign trade, by the Chefoo Convention, on the 1st April, 1877.
It is situated on the Yangtsze, in the province of An-hwei, and is a “half-way”
port between Chinkiang and Kewkiang, though nearer to the former. It has the
appearance of a thriving and busy town, and is admirably located for trade. This is
mainly owing to the excellence of its water communication with the interior. A large
canal, with a depth of five to six feet of water in the winter and 10 to 12 feet in the
summer, connects the port with the important city of Ning-kuoh-fu, in southern An-hwei
50 miles distant. Another canal runs inland for over eight miles in a south-westerly
direction to Taiping-hsien, an extensive tea district. This canal, which is only navigable
in the summer, passes through Nan-ling and King-hsien, where the cultivation of silk
is carried on, and may some day be of importance. The silk districts of Nan-ling,
and King-hsien are situated within 50 miles of Wuhu. Besides the canals leading to
Ning-kuoh-fu and Taiping-hsien, there are two others communicating with Su-an and
Tung-p6.
It will be seen from the above enumeration of the facilities for water carriage
from Wuhu that it is calculated to prove an emporium for commerce. The value of
the trade of the port for the year 1924 was Hk. Tls. 37,797,626, as compared with.
Hk. Tls. 30,550,011 in 1923, Hk. Tls. 25,339,261 in 1922, Hk. Tls. 32,992,971 in 1921, and
Hk. Tls. 40,144,619 in 1920. Goal may some day become a considerable article of export
from Wuhu, both native and foreign capital having been directed to the great coal¬
fields of the province. The China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Company are
interested in several coal districts and have expended large sums in the opening of
their mining property; the output has thus far been small, owing to the lack of
proper machinery and management. The Chin Kang Company, a wealthy native
syndicate, have a Government permit to open mines in several districts and have-
been prospecting with a view to developing their property in the near future. A
number of smaller companies are operating at present with the sanction of the above-
Corporation, to whom they pay a royalty. Two companies representing foreign,
capital—the Yangtsze Land and Investment Company, Limited, and the I Li Coal.