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HAIPHONG
Haiphong proper is situated on both sides of the creek above referred to, and is in the midst of an extensive rice swamp with low lying swampy land all around it for miles, having in the distance the monotony relieved by rugged ranges of low limestone hills, and beyond these to the northward, at a distance of some sixteen miles, is a range of mountains, the loftiest, known as the Grand Summit, being about 5,000 feet high. Most of the native buildings are wretchedly constructed of mud, bamboo, and matting, but a well built European town with broad boulevards has sprang up and is fast assuming the aspect of a prosperous city. The Hôtel du Commerce is a large and handsome structure, its lofty mansard roof dominating every building in the town. There is a church attached to the Roman Catholic Mission. A small dock and some fine wharves with extensive godowns, with some miles of Decauville railway, have been made, but these are not much used at present. A Public Garden of rather limited area with a band stand in the centre has been neatly laid out at the end of the Boulevard Paul Bert. The Cercle d'Haiphong, which is a well managed Club, has its modest domicile in the Boulevarl Paul Bert. The Race Course is about a mile from the town on the Do Son road. The news is supplied by the Courrier d'Haiphong, published three times, and by the Gazette d'Haiphong, twice a week. The population of Haiphong in 1890 was 15,000, of whom 600 were Europeans, 5,600 Chinese, 8,700 natives, and 200 other Asiatics. A regular service of river steamers is maintained between Hanoi and Haiphong by the Messageries Fluviales. Haiphong is connected by submarine cable with Saigon and Hongkong
DIRECTORY
RÉSIDENCE-MAIRIE DE HAIPHONG Résident Maire-Halais
Résidence
Chancelier-Ch. Castanet
Vice-Résident-Ferra
Commis-F. Culliéret, Métaireau
Mairie
Chef du Secretariat-Ch. Dumont
Comptable-Jarno
Conlr. des Contribus. directes—A. Viteaux
TRÉSORERIE
Commis expeditionaire principal, payeur
adjoint-Parmentier
Payeur particulier-Boucher
Comptable-Levilain
Commis de Comptabilité-Barbe
Commis de Résidence-Estrangin
DIRECTION DU PORT DE COMMERCE Capitaine du Port-Grégoire Lieutenant de Port-Robin
Pilotes-Georges, Biard, Gardonne, Hen-
ensal, Lorinier
DOUANES DU TONKIN
Haiphong-Coqui, directeur Salabelle, sous-inspecteur
Durillon, contrôleur ppl., ffons. de sous-
inspecteur Direction-Duhoux, contrôleur Wickel, Layrisse, Hurlimann, Autraud, Xavier, commis
Comptabilité-Courty, contrôleur prin- cipal, Préteigne, Berne, Lafferrayrie, Debeauneaux, Rougetet, Bandesseau, Lorin, commis
Statistique-Boutonnet, contrôleur
Voreaux, Coulot, Chassain, Latrasse, Mas-
son, Coti, Degiovanni, commis Bureau d'Haiphong-Rivayran, receveur
principal
Perrin, contrôleur, Corras, commis ppl. Vassérot, Ray, Bongard, Salomon, Parrot, Cessat, Guillaume, Bizot, Roubert, Curt, Jammes,
Jammes, Repton, Fonquergne, Novo, Buttié, commis Azémard, magasinier
Drouillard, de Bruguere, Rebelle, Léger,
Dubet, préposés
Bonneau, journalier, Granier, concièrge
Service de surveillance fluviale et mari-
time--Rotily, contrôleur
Maugas, sous-brigadier
Apostoli, journalier
Service actif-Durivault, contrôleur
Prévot, brigadier
Thérèse, sous-brigadier
Héraud, Durbesson, de Bellissen-Durban,
Spielmann, préposés Gavelle, journalier
Doson-Casanova, journalier Quang-Yen-Lestrade, préposé Cac Bá-Vaumoron, commis
Frimigacci, préposé Hongay-Cloëss, brigadier Haiduong-Corby, commis
Moreau, préposé Bac-Ninh-Fiévet, commis
Geusbittel, préposé Thai-Nguyen-Castelin, préposé Phulang-Thuong-Michaud, commis
Lamoy, préposé Lam-Hublet, préposé