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828 '''THE CENTRAL DISPENSARY. ''' Mk. C. Whitkiklu. of the Central Disptnsiiry, Kulangsu, Amoy, was born in Ainoy in 1864. While quite young, however, he went to the Straits Settlements, and was educated at the RafHe's Institute, Singapore, returning to China at the age of twelve. In a few years he joined the China Hospital, .iiH)y, under Sir Patrick Manson. Afterwards lie was con- nected with the Seaman's Hospital, Kulangsu. Amoy. and, at the same time, took charge of the dispensary of Dakin Bros. Here he re- mained for twelve years, and received a testimonial of efliciency. Through unforeseen circumstances, the branch was suddenly

THE NEW AMOY HOTEL. (Proprietor, F. H. LCCASSEX.)

placed in his charge. He gained further experience during two years' superintendence of the Tong Chong Dispensary, now the Fokien Drug Company, Ltd., and then, in 1898. opened the Central Dispensary, which is also a general store, where wines, spirits, tobacco, and fancy goods are sold.

PASEDAG & CO. This general import and export business was established in Amoy, in about 1850, by Mr. C. K. Pasedag. Since that time its opera- tions have been extended in a number of directions, and the present partners, Messrs. A. Piehl and B. Hempel, carry on a large coal trade, and are agents for the Asiatic Petroleum Company, and the Norddeutscher Lloyd, the Hamburg-Amerika, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and the British India Shipping Companies. THE NEW AMOY HOTEL. One of the best little establishments of its kind to be found on the coast of China is the New Amoy Hotel, Kulangsu. The rooms are spacious and comfortably furnished. A visitor can enjoy a game of billiards and rely upon his comfort being attended to in every possible way. Mr. F. H. Lucassen, the proprietor, was born in Emden, Germany. At the age of twelve he went to sea and served in British and American vessels trading in Chinese waters. He went through liis training in the German Navy from 1876 to 1878. and then, returning to China, took his chief officer's certificate in Hongkong. Afterwards he traded up and down the coast until, in 1884, he entered the Imperial Maritime Customs service. He resigned in 1891 in order to join the Shell Transport and Trading Company, with whom he remained for nine years, at the end of which time he opened the New Amoy Hotel.