Meaning of Ka-gi | Babel Free

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Synonym of Chiayi.

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“During the eighteenth century Chinese immigrants continued to pour⟳ into the country, and soon Hakka and Fo-kienese villages sprang up all along the coast. On their arrival they were sent inland by the local authorities in search⟳ of suitable localities outside the territory already cleared by other pioneers. Large towns sprang up in course of time, like⟳ Tai-wan-fu with its 200,000 inhabitants, Ka-gi or Ka-i to the west of Mount⟳ Morrison, and Chang-hua a little north of lat. 24″, and, in the north, Teckcham, the local name⟳ for Hsin-chu, the populous town of Banka with 40,000 inhabitants, and Twa-tu-tia with 20,000 to 30,000.”

“Ka-gi city is the place⟳ which has come⟳ more prominently before our notice⟳ in connection with this war scare⟳. The region after which this city takes its name⟳ occupies the middle-western part of the Island, and form⟳ the largest and most populous of the Formosan counties. We require⟳ to travel⟳ right through it while visiting the Sek-hwan stations, and although there is an encouraging work⟳ going on among the Pi-po-hwan of Ka-gi county, our great desire was to begin⟳ stated preaching work⟳ in some purely Chinese community there.”

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