SAN SEVERO  , a city in Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is 17 M . N.N.W. by rail . Pop . (19o1) 28,550 . San Severo lies at the foot of the spurs of Monte Gargano, 292 ft. above sea-level . It is the see of a bishop (since r58o), and has some remains of its old fortifications . San Severo dates from the middle ages . It was laid in ruins by Frederick II., and in 1053 was the scene of a victory by Robert Guiscard over the papal troops under Leo IX . In 1799 the town was taken by the French and again almost entirely destroyed . The over-lordship was held in succession by the Benedictines of the abbey of Torre Maggiore, the Knights Templars, the crown of Naples and the Sangro family (commendatories of Torre Maggiore) . In 1627, 1828 and 1851 the town suffered from earthquakes . SAN-SHUI, a treaty port in the province of Kwang-tung, China, on the left bank of the West river, 99 M. from Canton, opened to foreign trade in 1897 .

Pop. about 5coo: Its position is at the junction of the

North and West rivers, and it is favourably situated as a distributing centre for foreign goods . Two lines of steamers converge at San-shui, from Canton and Hong-Kong respectively . The town is surrounded by a handsome wall built in the 16th century, but within this rampart the houses are mean . The foreign trade shows little signs of expansion . In 1902 the net foreign imports amounted in value to £474,175, and in 1904 to only £380,000, while the exports during the same two years amounted to £225,000 and £317,000 respectively . The direct foreign trade in 1908 was £507,827 . There is a large junk traffic, and the local likin station is one of the richest in the province .