HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)—LUNGCHOW
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-J. F. Schoenicke Assistant--E. Stanley Sutton Acting Tidesurveyor and Harbour
Master-C. J. Price Examiner-J. H. Nightingale Tidewaiters--W.R. Comrie, T. Shirdan,
W. Pruchtnow, R. Henkel Lights
Hoihow Harbour Light
H. A. Atkinson
Lamko Light
C. Hansen
Cape Cami Light
Chausen,
J. C. H. Schmüsen, W. Murray Revenue Steamer “Likin
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Acting Commander--H. G. Myhre First Officer-T. J. Eldridge Second do. -E. O. Patey Third do. -F. S. Monteith First Engineer-S. Hebden Second do. --P. McGregor Third do. -B. Glew Gunner-W. F. Canning
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MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and
Shipping Agent
A. R. Marty (Hongkong)
E. P. Sequeira, signs per pro.
PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. José Manuel Diegues, superior
Rev. S. d'Oliveira Xavier
Rev. João Baptista Láo
燦森 Sum.to.
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
LUNGCHOW
This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao ping rivers, in lat. 22 deg 21 min. N., and long. 106 deg, 45 min. E., near the south-western border of the province of Kwangsi, and was selected as the seat of the frontier trade with Tonkin. The con- tinuation of the two above rivers is known as the Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nan-ning. The town is prettily placed in a circular valley surrounded by hills, and has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 22,000. Lungchow, from a mili- tary point of view, is considered, by the Chinese, to be a place of importance and consi- derable bodies of troops are stationed between it and the Tonkin frontier. It was opened to the Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade existing has been of a very petty description, and will continue so, until the Langson railway, which was opened in Dec., 1894, is extended to the head of navigation on the Sung-chi river, or direct to Lung-chow. Both plans have been spoken of. Telegraphic com- munication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mêngtzu in Yunnan, via Po-sê, and with places in Tonkin. An establishment of the Imperial Maritime Customs is maintained here. The value of the trade for 1894 was Tls. 153,000 as compared with Tls. 45,500 in 1893.
DIRECTORY
署事國法大
CONSULAT DE FRANCE
Consul-P. Bons d'Anty
Chancelier-J. J. Beauvais (absent)
Constable--De Grandpré
Writer-Ma Wan-hsiang
Annam Interpreter-M. Thó
Médecin-Dr. Delay, détaché
BMW ft Lung-chow Hsin Kuan CUSTOMS IMPERIAL MARITIME
Acting Commissioner-C. C. Clarke Assistant-R. de Nully Tidewaiter-R. J. White
MISSION DU KOUANG-SI
Mgr. Chouzy, Evêque, Kwei-hsien R. P. Renault, propréfect, Shang-szů Bazin, Lavest. Chanticlair, Poulat, Frayssinet, Humbert, missionnaires