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FORMOSA-TAMSUI AND KELUNG
sulphur springs also exist in the north of the island. The interior of the island is, however, still practically unexplored. One great drawback to the island is its want of good harbours, which is more especially felt on account of the strength of the monsoons in the Formosa Channel. Those on the eastern side are few and neither commodious nor accessible, while on the west coast most of the harboure are little better than open roadsteads. Taipeh is the capital of Formosa, but Tainan-fu is the chief city in point of population. The open ports are four in number — Takow and Tainan-fu in the south, and Tamsui and Kelung in the north. The latter was held for some months in 1884-5 by the French, under Admiral Courbet, but was evacuated on the 21st June, 1885. The rivers of Formosa are few, shallow, and winding, only navigable to small flat-bottomed boats. The scenery is delightful, and the climate is very pleasant in the winter, but hot and malarious in the wet season. There is a railway from Kelung to Tekcham, and the Japanese are extending it southwards to Takow
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Stationed at the Capital, TAIPEH-FU (Taihoku)
Governor-General of Formosa-Lieutenant-General Baron M. NocI
Chief of Civil Affairs Bureau-S. Sone
Chief of Army Staff- Major-General Baron N. Tatsumi
Chief of Navy Staff-Rear-Admiral Tsunoda
Chief of Financial Bureau-S. Sone
CHIEFS OF SECTIONS
Governor-General's Secretariat
Personnel -F. Otori
Registration and Archives--T. Sano
Civil Affairs Bureau
Foreign Affairs--F. Sugimura
Local Administration--F. Sugimura Sanitary S. Kato
Judicial Affairs-K. Oshima
Chief of the Higher Court-Judge Mizuo
Prefect of Taipeh-B. Hashiguchi
Do., Shinchiku(Teckcham)—T.Sakurai
Do., Taichung-Y. Murakami
Do., Kagi-S. Ogura
Do., Tainan-S. Isogai Do., Hosan-S. Kinoshita
Sub-Prefect of Gilan-K. Saigo
Agricultural and Industrial-K. Kimura Educational Affairs-K. Kodama (temp.) Communications-S. Kikuchi Police Affairs-M. Seki
Financial Bureau
Revenue-Z. Nakamura Accounts-T. Iwai
Subsistence and Pay-K. Kamigata
Public Works-S. Takatsu
Sub-Prefect of Taito--C. Sagara
Chief of Insular Office, Pescadores-K.
Ishuin
Political Adviser, Takow-W. Wykeham
Myers, M.B.
TAMSUI AND KELUNG
The port of Tamsui lies in lat. 25 deg. 10 min. N. and long. 101 deg. 26 min. E. on the north-western side of the fertile island of Formosa. It is an uninteresting place. The harbour, like all others in Formosa, has a troublesome bar, which greatly retards the growth of the port. Dredging would do much to render it more accessible. The town, called Hûbei, is situated on the north side of the river, about two miles from the bar. In October, 1884, the French ships under Admiral Courbet bombarded Tamsui, but were Tea unable to take the place. The Japanese took possession on the 7th June, 1895. grows on the hills in the locality, and the production is annually increasing, the export in 1896 amounting to 453,647 half-chests. The total value of the trade of the port in 1894 was Tls. 8,305,948 and in 1893, Tls. 7,849,951.
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