HOIHOW-LUNGCHOW
MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and
Shipping Agent
A. R. Marty (Hongkong)
E. P. Sequeira, signs per pro.
Sum-bo
SCHOMBURG & Co., A., Merchants and Com-
mission Agents
Aug. Schomburg L. Jüdell
Albert Otto
Agencies
Albumen Factory
E. Puhlmann, chemist
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Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. Nanshan Steamship Company North China Insurance Co., Ld. Canton Insurance Office, Limited Deutsche Transport VersicherungsGes. Badische Schifffahrts Assec. Ges. Prussian National Insurance Co. South British Insce. Co., N. Zealand
PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION
Rev. José Alves Barbosa, superior
Rev. Augusts da C. Xavier Rev. Manuel José Pitta Rev. João Baptista Láo Rev. Philippe Láo
LUNGCHOW
州龍
Lung-chau
This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping rivers in lat. 22 deg. 21 min. N., and long. 106 deg, 45 min. E., near the south-western border of the province of Kwangsi, and was selected as the seat of the frontier trade of that province with Tonkin. The continuation of the two above rivers is known as Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nanning. The town is prettily placed in a circular valley surrounded by hills, and has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 22,000. Lung- chow, from a military point of view, is considered, by the Chinese, to be a place of importance, and considerable bodies of troops are stationed, and the head-quarters of the Provincial Commander-in-Chief are established, between it and the Tonkin frontier. It was opened to the Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade existing has been of a very petty description, and will continue so until the Langson railway, which was opened in Dec., 1894, is extended to Lungchow, This extension, has been authorised by the Chinese Government, and a further exten- sion to Nanning is in contemplation. Telegraph communication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mêngtză in Yunnan, via Po-sê, and with places in Tonkin. An establishment of the Imperial Maritime Customs is maintained here. The net value of the trade coming under the cognisance of the Foreign Customs was for 1898 Tls. 134,885, for 1897 Tls. 108,947, and for 1896 Tls. 111,328.
DIRECTORY
CHEMIN DE FER DU KOUANG-sı: Ligne de i
Long-tchou à Nam-quan
Directeur général de la Commission Impérialedu Chemin de Fer-Marechal Sou
Sous-Directeur-général-General Mâ
Directeur du controle; Ingenieur en chef
-G. Bertrand
Ingenieur de la Commission Impériale-
Tcheng Tseng-ling
Ingenieur representant de la Cie. de Fives.
Lille-Blondel
Ingénieur, chef de service-Jullin Chef de la Comptabilité-
Chefs de section-Beneyton, Charignon Sous Chefs de sec.-Ladureau, Lombard Secrétaires-A. Doc, Paul Zeng
Interprête-Andre Loup
Attaché à la Cie. de Fives Lille-Docteur
L. Thoulon,
COMPTOIR FRANCAIS DU TONKIN; Quin-
cillerie, Commission
G. Taupin
署事頜國法大
CONSULAT DE FRANCE
Consul-A. François (absent)
Vice-Consul, charge du Consulat-
Guillien
Chancelier-J. J. Beauvais (absent)
Chancelier Substitué-Thoulon Writer-Ma Wan-hsiang Secrétaire-Nguyen Chau-Huyen