HOWRAH

[s. 333] : A large town and important railway center on the Hugli River, Bengal, India, opposite Calcutta, of which it is practically a Population (1901), suburb. 157,594, about three-fourths of the people being Hindus and Hsianfir-clienK-liNien Home, Robert W. BMS one-fifth Muslims. Station of the (1821) and (1881), with (1903), together, 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 1 woman mi ionary, 10 native workers, men and women; 6 day schools, and 215 profe ed Christian adherents, of whom 60 are cnurch members. Station also of the SPG (1821), with (1903) 14 native workers, 2 outstations, 3 places of worship, 3 day schools, and 299 baptized Christians, of whom 148 are communicants. Station also of the CBZ (1891), with 4 women mi ionaries, 14 native women workers, and 4 day schools. BZM A HSIANG-CHENG-HSIEN town in the province of Ho-nan, China, situated about 20 mUes: W. by S. of Hsu-chau. Station of the CIM 1 mi ionary and his wife. (1892), with (1903) Name written by the Society, Siang-cheng. HSIANG-TAN-ksiEN: A town in the province on the left bank of the Siang River, 210 miles S. S. W. of Han-kau. It is a mart for drugs and medicines for the whole Population, 1,000,000. Station of of China. the PN (1900), with (1903) 8 mi ionaries, men and women (two of them physicians); 2 native workers, 1 preaching place, 1 day school, 1 dispensary, and 1 hospital. of Hu-nan, China, situated A HSIAO-KAN-HSIEN: city and railway station in the province of Hu-pei, China, situated about 40 miles N. W. of Han-kau, in a very densely populated district. Station of the LMS (1880), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries, one of them a physician; 2 wives of mi ionaries, 27 native workers, men and women; 22 outstations, 5 day schools and 1 hospital. The number of Christians is included in the 5,000 reported in Hankau statistics. There is also a mi ion to lepers aided by the Society for Lepers in India and the Name written by the Society, Hiau Kan. East. A town in the province of Che- HSIAO-MEI: kiang, China, situated in the S. of the province, about 70 miles W. of Wen-chau-fu. Station of the CIM (1896); not occupied in 1903. 334