WHAMPOA-CHINESE KOWLOON NEW CUSTOMS
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The village, known as Bamboo Town, is a dirty and unattractive place without any feature of interest, but the scenery around is picturesque and pleasing. Two lofty pagodas on neighbouring eminences are conspicucus objects from the river. The first of these, called the Whampoa Pagoda, is built on an island rising abruptly from the river to the height of 100 feet. It was erected about the year 1598, and is very much out of repair. A good-sized tree grows from the brickwork at the summit. The other pagoda, called the First Bar Pagoda, is nearer to Canton, and occupies a hill which is considered the guardian hill of the province. It was built between the years 1621 and 1628 as a palladium to the waterway of the provincial capital.
The importance of Whampoa is now a thing of the past. The place will always, however, possess some interest for foreigners, since the earliest recollections of foreign commercial intercourse with China are associated with it, all foreign ships being in old times compelled to anchor at Whampoa.
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
DIRECTORY
Asst.Tidesurveyorin charge-T.J. Lant Tidewaiter-J. Agnew
Probaty. Tidewaiter-G. J. Colwell
DOCK YARD-IMPERIAL
Manager-Ling Ho Tung
TORPEDO DEPT. AND SCHOOL IMPERIAL
Manager-Ling Ho Tung
Foreign Teacher-G. L. Hummel In charge of Torpedoes and Capt. of torpedo-boat "Loi-foo"- Lew Yee Kwang
CHINESE KOWLOON NEW CUSTOMS
This is the inclusive name given to the Chinese Customs stations placed around Hongkong for the purpose of collecting duty on the trade carried on by Chinese junks between Hongkong and Chinese ports. In 1899, when the New Territory was taken over by Hongkong, the Customs stations had to be removed from their former locations which had been brought within the British boundary, and the present stations are situated at Taishan, Lintin, Shayuchung, and Samun (Fooniang), besides which there are a number of frontier patrol posts from Deep Bay to Mirs Bay.
關新龍九
Kow-loon Sin-kwan
DIRECTORY
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS
Commissioner (acting)-E. V. Brenan
Do. (actg.)-P. H. King (ahst.) Deputy Commnr. (act.)-H. W. Brazier Assistant A. M. de Souza
Do. --F. R. C. Surplice
-A. J. Commnijs
Do.
Do.
-C. F. Johnston Do. -B. Ryan
Medical Officers-W. Hartigan, A.
Rennie
Tidesurveyor (acting)—W. L. Parker Assistant Tidesurveyor-J. Dalton Examiner-E. C. Tregillus
Assistant Examiners-L. C. Arlington,
J. Schlüter
Tidewaiters-T. Stephenson, L. J Xavier, C. A. Peters, F. W. Rowland. H. A. Adamsen, C. Clarkson, P, Bender, C. E. A. Sachau, A. L Knight, E. T. Young, W. A. Wheeler. B. Collins, M.S. Husted, P. M. Lassen, A. J. Clarke, E. S. Blades, W. J. Potter, A. C. Thiel, H. P. Kinghorn C. S. C. Davies, J. Power, R. Walpole, W. C. Kailey, E. M. Lundberg, C. Mattsson, L. G. Hansford, L. E. Congdon, W. R. Finlay, E. M. Hirschmann, J. A. Peach, J. S. Chubb, A. R. Kirk, O. A. Lantz, W. P. M. Whaite, W. Andersen, C. R. Mackenzie, C. F. Wallis, W. G. Olsson, R. E. Walkerson, H. H. Bill Watchers-W.Power, F. P. Ruggeberg
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