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hot season, the plague makes numerous victims there and throughout the province among the natives. In 1897 the plague appeared late in May and disappeared early in August. The number of victims is stated to have been about 300 in the city and neighbouring villages, but no really trustworthy statistics are obtainable. It may be accepted, however, as a fact that the visitation was the lightest for many years. During the winter good sport is obtained, snipe and wild fowl being abundant in the plain, and some pheasants and partridges in the hilly districts. A new French Consulate was finished in 1893, new dwelling houses for members of the Custons service in 1894, and a new Custom House in the spring of 1895, All these buildings are outside the East gate of the city. No foreign merchants have as yet started business in Mèngtsz.
CONSULAT de France
DIRECTORY
Consul--Mee. Dejean de la Bâtie Interprète-Chancelier - F. Angoulvant
Mong-tsz-kuan
CUSTOMS - IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-W. F. Spinney Assistant-Aug. Henry Chief Examiner-E. Milhe Tidewaiter- A. Millar
MISSION ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS
Yunnan Mission
Mgr. J. J. Fenouil, Bishop of Ténédos and Vicaire apostolique of Yunnan Mgr. J. C. Escoffier, Bishop of Metro-
polis, coadjuteur
Rev. E. E. Maire, Rev. J. M. Leguil
cher, pro-vicaires
Revs. Ch. M. de Gorostarzu, P. M. Mandart, M. Oster, P. Bonhomme, C. H. Maire, P. F. Vial, H. Tapponnier, |
H. Badie, L. Gaudu, F. Ducloux, D. Piton, Leparoux, U. E. Blondel, C. Bailly, A. Kircher, P. Duffau, Rugenbach, J. Coulmont, J. M. Le Garree, C. Barnabé, Rossillon, Sal- vat, Liétard, Souyris
Thibet Mission
Rev. F. Biet, Bishop of Diana and
Vicaire Apostolique of Thibet Rev. P. P. Giraudeau, Bishop coad-
juteur
Revs. J. E. Dubernard. L. L. Déjean, A. Leard, H. G. Mussot, P. M. Bourdonnee, J. A. Soulié, A. Genes- tier, P. C. Granjean, L. Tintet, J. Durel, J. Douenel,
Douenel, Aubert, Villeseche, L. Moriniaux
TELEGRAPHS IMPERIAL CHINESE; Adminis
tration Yun-kwei Provinces
Director-Li Pi-ch'ang (Yun-nan-fu) Engineer-Ch. Jensen (Yun-nan-fu) Manager-Li Min-hsin
HOKOW
Hokow was opened to foreign trade by the Supplementary Convention between Chini and Francó of 20th Jun3, 1895. A French Vice-consulite was established in Augast, 1896, which is subordinate to the Mengtsz Consulate, and an office of the Customs un ler the control of the Magisz Caston's wis open at Hokow on 1st July, 1897. Hakow is picturesqa ly situated on the left bank of the Red River, at its junction with the Nanhsi River and is immediately opposite Laokai, an important garrison town in Tonkin. The village has some 4,000 inhabitants, who live in bamboo houses and huts with thatched roofs. Hokow is about 420 / from Mengtsz by land.
VICE-CONSULAT DE FRANCE
Vice-Consul—F. Guillien
TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Manager-Li Yu-ch'in
DIRECTORY
關分口河
Hokow-fin-kwan
CUSTOMS--IMPERIAL MARITIME
Branch Office of Mêngtsz Customs
Assistant-C. A. McAllum
Tidewaiter-E. V. Bono
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