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[s. 262] : A station of the Wesley an Eastern Annual Conference of the West Indies, near George town, British Guiana, with (1900) 2 mi ionaries, 1 mi ionary’s wife, 5 preaching places, 5 day schools and 814 profe ing Christians. FU-CHAU-FU (Fo-kien) Capital of the province of Fo-kien, China, situated on the Min River, 34 miles from its mouth. It is a treaty port, opened after the British war of 1842. The location is healthful, begirt by hills four miles distant. The walled city is about three miles from the: river, with its extensive suburbs extending to the river bank and beyond on the south side. A foreign settlement has been built up on Nantai Island in the river. The two banks of the river are connected by bridges and a large population housed in boats upon the river. The city has an extensive trade in tea and produces many is kinds of porcelain. The population is estimated Station of the at 650,000. (1850), with ABCFM (1901) 18 mi ionaries, men and women, of whom three are physicians; 62 native workers, men and women; 11 preaching places, 31 day schools, 2 high schools, 1 college, 1 theological seminary, 1 training cla for women workers, 1 kindergarten, 2 dispensaries and 1 hospital. Station also of the CMS (1850) and CEZ (1884), with (1903) 30 mi ionaries, men and women, of whom three are physicians; 90 native workers, men and women; 9 outstations, 6 preaching places, 40 day schools, 5 high schools, 1 industrial school, 1 woman’s training cla , 1 theological seminary, 2 dispensaries, 1 hospital and 1 school for lepers. Station also of the ME, with (1903) 29 mi ionaries, men and women, of whom three are physicians; 55 native workers, men and women; 10 outstations, 11 preaching places, 59 day schools, 2 high schools, 1 college, 1 theological seminary, 1 industrial school and 1 printing house. The Christians aggregate number of profe ing reported by these societies is (1903) 3,660. The name is also written Foo-chow and Fuh-chau. FU-CHAU-FU (Kiang-si): A town in the province of Kiang-si, China, situated 128 miles S. by It has an important trade in E. of Kiu-kiang. Station of the German China native paper. Alliance Mi ion (1898). The name is also written Fu-cheo. FU-CHEO. See Fu-chau-pu (Ki-ang-si). 263