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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, lighted by electricity, has sprung 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 and godowns have been made. 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 du Commerce, which is a well managed Club, has its domicile in the Boulevard Paul Bert, where is also situated the Cercle Banian, another prosperous Club. 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, the Gazette d'Haiphong and the Echo du Tonkin, twice a week. The population of Haiphong in 1897 was 18,480, of whom 900 were Europeans, 5,500 Chinese, 12,000 Annamites, 35 Japanese, and 45 Indians. 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. The town has electric light.
DIRECTORY
RÉSIDENCE-MAIRIE DE HAIPHONG
Résident Maire-Richard
Mairie
Chef du Secrétariat-Ch. Dumont Comptable-Normand
Contr. des Contribus, directes---Bouflers Chef de la Voirie--Rojouan Agents do. --Pallier, Boissery Commissaire de Police--Grataloup Chef des Plantations-Hofer
Résidence Province
Chanceliers-Pellereau, Auer Percepteur-Poirier
Garde Indigène-Lambert, insptr. comdnt.
TRÉSORERIE
Commis Expeditionnaire-Boucher,Nessler Cominis-Levilain
Commis de Comptabilité-
DIRECTION Du Port de Commerce Capitaine du Port-Chodzko Pilotes-Georges, Henensal, Lormier, Scott,
Querre
Eléve-Pilote--Ricardoni
DOUANES ET RÉGIES DU TONKIN Haiphong-Direction
Directeur--A. M. A. Frézouls Inspecteur-J. B. A. Rincheval Sous-inspecteur-P. S. Salabelle Secretariat-Cotton, contrôleur; Bonne-
maille, Jean, commis
Entreposeur général - Boutonnet, contrôlr. Bouillerie-Mahommed Shériff, agent temp. Comptabilité-Joinié, Lorin, Brandreth,
Bonamour, commis; Boulé, Sombsthay, préposés ; Escarrat, agent temporaire
Bureau du Contentieux-Frappierde Mont-
benoit, commis ppl.; Thérèse, sous-brig, Statistique-Jardonnet, commis principal; Coulot, Vergé, Maigrot, commis; Terrel des Chenès, de Saint Vinox, agts. tempors. Recette Principale Laflervayrié, Griffe,
Mme. Thévenin, Anquetil, commis Verification- Durivault,Cloëss,contrôleurs; Scheurnig, Décusse, Vardendorpe, Don- neaud, commis, Nélet, agent temporaire Bureau B.-Adam, commis principal; Blondell, Debaurieux, Repton, commis Cabotage-Baduel Xavier, Abriac, commis;
Abrieux, préposé
Service Actif-Prévôt, brigadier; Lestrade, Astier, Achard, Lamy, Boutonnet, pré- poses; Pélot, Bertrand, Poniset, Philo- sophe Philomène, Ange Saveriaconty, agents temporaires
Docks, Ateliers, Entrepôts-Hubert, sous- brigadier; Rebelle, préposé; Apostoli, Cabrol, agents temporaires
Hanoi-Amy, contrôleur principal; Curt, Catala, Griffa, commis; Moreau, Bouys- son, Beljoinne, préposés; Mme. Honoré, agent temporaire
Laokay--Salomon, Canale, commis; Herch-
ler, préposé
Hung Hoa Genotin, Frimigacci, préposés Sontay--Ribière, commis ; Fournier, agent
temporaire
Hung Yen-Bongard, commis; Canu, prépé. Haiduong-Vasserot,conuis; Léta, préposé Phu Lang Thương- Goudey, commis; Bag-
ault, préposé
Lam-Bouchet, agent temporaire Bac Ninh-Perrin, contlr.; Wulfingh, prépé
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