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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN-PAKHOI
Hainan Straits, between Hoihow and the mainland-the Lien-chau peninsula-is about twelve miles. As regards health, Hoihow compares favourably with other parts of Hainan, though fever and ague are said to prevail to some extent. The port is badly supplied with water.
The approaches to the shore are extremely shallow, so that loading and unloading can only be carried on at certain states of the tide. Despite this disadvantage, however, the advent of foreign steamers has given a considerable impulse to trade, and Hoihow now almost vies with the Formosan ports in importance. The town itself contains about 12,000 souls, and is governed by a Tsan-fu, or Lieutenant-Colonel; the population of Kiungchow being 41,000. The native mercantile population, though respectable, is by no means rich. No foreign settlement has as yet been formed, but H.B.M. Consulate obtained a site after 14 years' negotiations. The foreign residents at present number about a score. The value of the whole trade of the port in 1893 was Tls. 2,888,818 as compared with Tls. 2,100,932 in 1892 and Tls. 2,079,689 in 1891. A large export trade in pigs, poultry, eggs, and provisions is carried on with Hongkong.
A harbour light was opened on the 15th June and another at Lamkoo (western entrance of the Hainan Straits) on the 15th November last. A third light is in course of construction at Cape Canio, and will probably be completed during January this year.
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION
DIRECTORY
Carl C. and Mrs. Jeremiassen Dr. H. M. and Mrs. McCandliss
Rev. Frank P. and Mrs. Gilman (abst.) Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Melrose
Rev. A. E. Street
Rev. P. W. and Mrs. McClintock
Rev. Wm. J. Leverett
Dr. E. D. and Mrs. Vanderburgh Miss Etta M. Montgomery Miss K. L. Scharffer
CONSULATES
GERMANY
Charged with German Interests-F.
S. Unwin
GREAT BRITAIN, Kiungchow
Acting Consul-Ernest F. Bennett Constable and Postmaster-D. S.
Heaysman
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-F. S. Unwin Assistant-C. E. Holworthy
Acting Tidesurveyor and Harbour
Master-C. J. Price
Assistant Examiner G. D. Sharnhorst Tidewaiters-H. C. Sherinan, W. R.
Comrie, J. Walker, R. Henkel
MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and
Shipping Agent
A. R. Marty (Hongkong)
E. P. Sequeira
PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. José Manuel Diegues
Rev. João Baptista Láo
寶森 Sum.b0.
SCHOMBURG & Co., A., Merchants and Com-
mission Agents
Aug. Schomburg
L. Jüdell (Pakhoi)
Agencies
Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. Nanshan Steamship Company
North China Insurance Co., Ld.
Canton Insurance Office, Limited
Deutsche Transport Versicherungs Ges. Badische Schifffahrts Assec. Ges. Prussian National Insurance Co. South British Insce. Co., N. Zealand
PAKHOI
Pakhoi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention in 1876. It is situated on the Gulf of Tonkin in long. 190 deg. 13 min. E. and lat. 21 deg. 30 min. N. The British Consul hoisted his flag on the 1st May, 1877, and the foreigners were well received by the natives. Pakhoi is the port for the important city of Lien- chau, from whence considerable quantities of foreign piece goods are distributed over the country lying between the West River and the seaboard. It was hoped that it would also become one great outlet for the trade of the province of Kwangsi. The trade was