KIAHSINGFU

[s. 389] : A town in the province of Che-kiang, China, situated on the Grand Canal, midway between Soo-chow and Hang-kau. Built in 897. It is an important commercial center, celebrated for its rice, tiles, and bra -work. Station of the PS (1895), with (1903) 3 mi ion and their wives, 1 woman mi ionary, 5 native workers, men and women; 2 places of worship, 3 day schools, 1 boarding school, and 1 dispensary. aries KIAI-CHAU: A town in the province of Shan-si Kl-chao. Station China, 215 miles S. W. of Tai-yuen-fu. of the CIM (1895), with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 2 women mi ionaries, 4 native workers, and 1 boarding school. Name written by the Society, Hiai-chau. KIAI-HIU. See Kie-hiu-hsibn. A town in the province of Shan-si, China, situated on the Fen River 165 miles S. W. of Tai-yuen-fu. Station of the CIM (1898), vacant as yet (1903) since the ma acre of mi ionaries during the Boxer troubles. 389