AMOY-FORMOSA
Straits Insurance Company, Limited Java Sea & Fire Insurance Company
Scottish Imperial Insurance Company
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Ld.
La Foncière Cie. d'Assurances
行線電 fr Tin-sin hong
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY
EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND
CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY; Offices,
Kulangsu and Amoy
A. Suenson, superintendent
J. Hansen, electrician F. E. Carvalho
TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION-CHINESE
C. H. Chang, manager
THOMSEN, CAPT. J. E., Hotel, Kulangsoo
Tong-cheong
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WHITFIELD & Co., JAMES, Druggists, Pho-
tographers and Commission Agents
Jas. Whitfield
Kwong-sun
WILSON, WALTER, Commission Agent and
Auctioneer
Anderson, Mrs. James Anderson, Mrs. Joseph Benham, Miss E. Bono, Mrs. Bouche, Mrs.
Boyd, Mrs.
Brown, Mrs.
Brown, Miss Bushmann, Mrs. Cappon, Miss E. M. Carling, Miss Carvalho. Mrs. C. C. Cass, Mrs. Francis Edwards, Mrs. St. J. H. Fagg, Mrs. J. G. Fahmy, Mrs. A. Farrow, Mrs.
Fiendel, Mrs.
Forrest, Mrs.
Graham, Miss L.
Green, Miss F.
Harley, Mrs.
Hansen, Mrs.
Hauenstien, Mrs.
Hewett, Mrs.
Hobson, Mrs.
Hobson, Miss
Howard, Mrs.
LADIES' DIRECTORY
Howard, Miss
Howie, Mrs. J. M. Hughes, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs. Johnson, Miss J. M. Johnstone, Miss J. Joseland, Mrs. F. P. Kip, Mrs. L. W. Lecky, Miss H. Lewis, Mrs. Lövström, Miss Lührss, Mrs.
MacGowan, Mrs. J. MacGowan, Miss M. Maclagan, Miss G. J. McGregor, Miss Malcampo, Mrs. Marcal, Mrs. Marcäl, Miss Mathews, Mrs. Miller, Miss O.
Morrison, Miss M. Nicholls, Mrs. Nicholls, Miss L. Nunes, Mrs. Orr, Mrs.
Otte, Mrs. J. A. Parslow, Miss
FORMOSA
Pitcher, Mrs.
Poletti, Mrs.
Powell, Mrs.
Ramsay, Miss L. Remedios, Mrs. C. C. Remedios, Mrs. E. G. Ringer, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. R. M、 Santos, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Saunders, Miss. Simoens, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Miss Steele, Miss
Stellingwerf, Mrs. Suenson, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Sykes, Mrs. Agnes Talmage, Miss K. M, Talmage, Miss M. E. Thompson, Mrs. H. Thomsen, Mrs. VanDyck Mrs. A. S. Williamson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. T. W、 Zwemer, Miss N,
This island, one of the largest in Asia, is situated between latitude 22 and 26 degrees N., and longitude 120 and 122 degrees E., and is separated from the coast of Fukien, China, by a channel about one hundred miles in width. Its name Formosa, signifying "beautiful island," was conferred by the Portuguese, the first Europeans to visit it, but it is called Taiwan (Great Bay) by the Chinese, to whom it has belonged since 1661. It is said that the Japanese endeavoured to form a colony in the island in 1620, but large numbers of Chinese were settled there prior to that date. The Dutch arrived in 1634, and founded several settlements, and traces of their occupation are still to be found in the island, but they were compelled in 1661 to retire by the Chinese