Cruising Launch Lungtsing
Officer-in-charge-F. Wolfe
LAPPA--SAMSHUI
Launch Officer-H. E. Trepkowski Revenue Launch Cumsing
Officer-in-charge-J. Melly
Launch Officer--A. Jansson
Officer-in-charge—O. Rasmussen
Revenue Launch Luipin
Revenue Launch Luikuk
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Officer-in-charge-C. O. F. Jacobsson Stations under the Lappa Customs- Malowchow, Chienshan, Shekkok, Kwanchiap, Nine Islands, Wang- moon, Tungho, Mongchao, Gaemoon, Naiwanmoon
SAMSHUI
Sánshui
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Samshui, one of the ports opened in 1897 under the Burmah Convention--nearly forty years after Consul Harry Parkes East River Expedition-is situated near the junction of the West, North, and East Rivers, one mile from the river bank. The port, Hokow, at which the few foreign residents reside, is an ordinary Chinese fishing village -with boat building as its leading industry, and a flooded state in summer as its characteristic peculiarity. According to the Convention, Samshui and Kongkên) a clean market town nestling among the hills opposite Hokow) together constitute the port. The formal opening took place on 4th June, 1897, since which date the net value of the trade of the port coming under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs has grown to the by no means disreputable figure of Tls. 2,282,882 in 1900, which, however, shows a decrease compared with Tls. 2,967,278 in 1899. Samshui itself is surrounded by an imposing wall, built in the 6th year of Chia Ching of the Ming's (about A.D. 1560), the year after the place attained to the dignity of a magistrate's cure. Within the wall, the houses are poor and the place is wanting in life-a condition in which it has remained throughout the present dynasty and in contrast (say the records) to its affluent state under the Mings. Without the North Gate stands an imposing temple, temp Chia Ching (circa 1800). Between the town and the river is a fine nine-storied pagoda-probably of the Ming dynasty.
The business focus of the district is Sainam, a large well-built town of no great antiquity. This is three miles distant, situated on a creek leading to Fatshan. Here an interesting occupation is the tinning of rice-birds, soles and game. The rice birds are caught in reed patches at night in a bag net, into which are swept by a rope drawn over the reeds. The season is short, lasting only for six weeks in the Autumn.
Two sets of steamer lines converge here, from Canton and Hongkong respectively, and tourists in China can do many worse things than visit the West River, and should not fail to explore this port and its environs. In the Summer a malignant fever prevails, and dysentery and plague are common; but in the Winter, the air is keen, bracing and clear, the waterways and surrounding country picturesque and the adjacent heights (from 200 to 400 ft.) worthy of ascent. Game, especially snípe, duck and geese, is to be found in fair quantities. The temperature varies from 38° F. to 100 F.---dry in winter, damp in summer.
CONSULATE
官事領國英大
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRO-HUNGARY
Acting Consul-H. A. Little
官事領利大義大
Tai-i-tai-li Ling-sz-kun
ITALY
DIRECTORY
Consul-General-Chev. Z. Volpicelli
(residing in Hongkong)
關水三
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Commissioner-J. A. van Aalst
Assistant-F. Douglas-Irvine
Assistant Examiner—A. Morrison Tidewaiter-J. A. Rule
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Merchants
Lük Hew Chuen, agent
Agencies
Hongkong, Canton and Macao S.B. Co.
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