TONKIN
Artillerie-Chef d'escadn. Bonfils, comdt. !
d'armes
Id. Capts. de Batteries Caré, Shal Médicen Jacquin, chef de l'hôpital, Ternet,
Audoynaud, Vve., Debitant Delmas, Eleveur Deudon, Hotelier Lejeune, Usinier
Morice, Entrepreneur
THÁI-BINH
Vice-Résident de France-Minault Chancelier substitué-Fargeas Commis de Comptabilité-Jeunet Percepteur Decazes
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Garde Civile-Knopf, inspecteur Travaux Publics-Auzéby, conducteur Douanes-Glénadel, chef de bureau
Postes et Télégraphes-Dosset, chef de bur. Géomètre-Fischbach
THÁI NGUYÊN
Résident de France-H. Sestier Vice-Résident de France-Conrandy Chancelier p. i.-Lacave Laplague Percepteur-Poirier
Garde Civile-Girgnon, inspecteur Postes et Télégraphes-Larguiez Douanes-Castelin
Commandant d'Armes-Boudelon
TUYÊN QUANG
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Comdt, du Territoire-Colonel Thomasset Officier de Renseignements-Lieut. Vernois Ffons. de Chancelier-Sous-Lieut. Delgove Ffons. de Com. de Résid.-Chèvenement Ffons. de Secrétaire-Sergt. Commans Postes et Télégraphes-Meyer, Jacob Douanes et Régies-Lannoy
Bootcher, Entrepreneur de Cultures Couvetté,
Brun, Commerçant Laumonnier, id. Reniery,
id.
id.
YEN-BAI
Comdt, le 4e. Territre.-Lt.-Col. Vimard Comdt. du Cercle-Lieut. Col. d'Abbignac Officier Chancelier-Lieut. Peteau
Officier de Renseignements-Lieut. de
Bouillane de Lacoste
Commissaire de Police-Boan
Barbare, Hôtelier
Beauverie, Ingénieur civil Lacour, Hôtelier
Marty & d'Abbadie, concessionaires,
Mines de Bai-duong
Poels, representant
Missionaire Catholique: R. P. Gerod Seigle, agent Messageries Fluviales
ANNAM
The kingdom of Annam, which also includes the ancient kingdom of Tonkin conquered and annexed by King Gialong of Annam in 1802, is bounded on the east by the Gulf of Tonkin and the China Sea, on the west by Siam, Cambodia, and the Shan States, on the north by the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Kwangsi, and on the south by Cochin-China. It is under French protection. Annam proper is a narrow strip of country between the sea and the mountains, the territory beyond which is occupied by aboriginal tribes who are practically independent. Annam is to Tonkin in native parlance as the girdle to the tunic, the latter being a broad and rich territory. Annam proper is a comparatively poor country, and is dependent for part of its rice supply upon Tonkin. The population of Annam is uncertain, but, including that of Tonkin, it may be roughly estimated at 20,000,000.
HUE
Hué, the capital of the kingdom of Annam, is situated on a small scarcely navigable river named Truong Tien and called by the French the Hué river, which debouches on the coast in about lat. 16 deg. 29 min N., and long. 107 deg. 38 min. E. Hué is a walled city and has been built on lines similar to those of a fortified European town of the seventeenth century. It consists of two distinct parts-the city proper and the suburbs. The former stands in the middle of a square island, separated from the latter on three sides by a river and on the fourth by a canal. It is defended by a fortified enceinte, six kilometres in circumference, constructed by French engineers after the system of
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