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Miss Elia Campbell
Miss Mary Ostrom
Miss J. M. Bixby, M.D.
FRENCH FOREIGN MISSIONS
SWATOW-CANTON
Rev. J. Gérardin, pro perfect apost. Rev. F. Becmeur
Rev. A. Bernom Rev. C. Jacquemin
Rev. J. M. P. Verchère Rev. J. M. Boussac Rev. J. Gauthier
Rev. C. Guillaume
Rev, H. Vacquerel Rev. L. Serdet
Rev. F. Laurent
Rev. Michel
Rev. J. Rey
Rev. L. A. Canac
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Rev. H. L. Mackenzie, M.A. Rev. J. C. Gibson, M.A.
Rev. Donald McIver, M.A. (absent)
Ashmore, Mrs. (absent) Ashmore, Mrs. W., Jr. Asverus, Mrs.
Balmer, Miss
Balmer, Miss M.
Bixby, Miss, M.D.
Black, Miss Borchardt, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. (absent)
Campbell, Miss Carlin, Mrs.
Cartman, Mrs.
Castro, Mrs.
Falconer, Miss
Focken, Mrs.
Focken, Miss
Alexr. Lyall, M.B., C.M. (absent) Rev. W. Riddel, M.A., M.D. Wm. Paton
J. F. McPhun, M.B., C.M. Philip B. Cousland, M.B., C.M. Rev. P. Maclagan, M.A. Rev. Murdo Mackenzie, M.A. Rev. J. L. Milne, B.D. Rev. J. Steele
Miss C. M. Ricketts (absent) Miss E. Black
Miss M. Harkness
Miss M. Falconer (absent) Miss Balmer
Miss M. Balmer
PILOTS-H. Frewin, T. M. O'Sullivan
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL
Trustee and Med. Officer-Dr. Layng
TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Fung Ping Chung, manager
LADIES' DIRECTORY
Focken, Miss M. Foster, Mrs. (absent) Gibson, Mrs. Gibson, Miss
Glassey, Mrs.
Grunauer, Mrs.
Günther, Miss
Günther, Miss Ida
Hacsloop, Mrs.
Harkness, Miss
Innocent, Mrs.
Hausser, Mrs.
Lang, Mrs. J. (absent) Law, Mrs.
Layng, Mrs.
Lyall, Mrs. (absent)
MacHaffe, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. M. McIver, Mrs. Milne, Mrs. Ostrom, Miss Partridge, Mrs. Paton, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Ricketts, Miss Riddel, Mrs.
Ross, Miss
Scott, Mrs., M.D.
Scott, Miss
Simpson, Mrs. Lenox Smith, Miss
CANTON
Canton is situated on the Chu-kiang or Pearl River, in latitude 23 deg. 7 min. 10 sec. N., and longitude 113 deg. 14 min. 30 sec. E., and is the capital of the province of Kwangtung. It is sometimes called the City of Rams and the City of Genii, both of which names are derived from ancient legends. Canton is a foreign perversion of Kwangtung, its real name. One of the first cities in the Chinese Empire, it is also the seat of government for the province, and is the residence of the Viceroy of "The Two Kwang" (Kwangtung and Kwangsi). The Governor of Kwangtung and the Tartar General are likewise resident here, besides a number of other government officials of more or less distinction, including the Haikwan, or Superintendent of Customs, a post always held by a Manchu.
Owing to its favoured situation, Canton became at an early date the Chinese port to which the traffic of European countries was first attracted. The Portuguese found their way thither in 1516, and Arab navigators had been making regular voyages between Can-