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WUCHOW-FU-KWANGCHAUWAN
China Navigation Company Canton Insurance Office
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company China Sugar Refinery Co., Limited
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Hop-yiek Kung-sz
LEGG, T. H., & Co., Merchants
Luk Wai-tso, agent
MISSIONS
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China Directory
PERRY & REINERS, Merchants and Com-
mission Agents
E. L. Perry (Canton)
W. E. Reiners, do.
和泰 Tai-wo
REISS & Co., Merchants
Wu Yu Ting, agent
POST OFFICE—Imperial CHINESE
Postal Clerk-Chung Chik-chi
記 E-kee
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THOMPSON, C. H., Merchant
Lo Chi Yat, agent
房藥大氏臣屈
Wat-sun-she Tai-yuek-fong
WATSON & Co., A. S., Chemists & Druggists
Ma Keng Tong, agent
Af Wan-kee Kung-sze
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司公
WAN-KEE & Co., Merchants
Sit Sin Chün, agent
Wat-kin
WATKINS, LIMITED, Druggists
Kwong Cheung-hing, agent
KWANGCHAUWAN
Kwáng-chau-wan
The bay of Kwangchau situated in the province of Kwang-tung, was ceded on lease with the surrounding territories by a Convention between France and China, and occupied by the French on the 22nd of April, 1898. It is comprised between the 20 deg. 45 min. and the 21 deg. 17 min. north latitude and the 107 deg. 55 min. and 108 deg. 16 min. east longitude to a distance more or less of 200 miles of Hongkong, W.S.W. The two islands of Nan-chau and Tang-hai placed at the entrance of the bay make an excellent closed port into which entrance is by two narrow passages. The port measures about 15 miles long and on about half of its length it measures 5 or 6 miles of breadth but it is much narrower over about one mile and a half or two miles. The depth of anchorage of 20 mètres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders at the extremity of the bay the port of junks of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant relations with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are much cultivated and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated by the valley of the West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November 1899 between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles the territory of Quang Tchéong was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. It was divided into three circumscriptions. The superior administration of the territory is performed by a first class administrator in the civil service of Indo-China, assisted by three deputy_adminitrators, each taking charge of one circumscription, residing at Tehe-kam, Po-teou and Nan-chau. Each circumscription is divided into districts administered by the native authorities ( Kong-hü) The chief place of the territory is the new town of Quang Tchéou which is at the entrance of the interior port. The village contains on the right bank of the river Ma-Tchéou important military installations, and on the left bank the commercial port, the establishments of the civil administration and the special offices.
Quang Tcheou is a free port in which all commercial operations can be carried on without paying any duty. A regular bi-monthly line of steamers join Quang Tchéou to Haiphong and Hongkong calling at Pakhoi and Hoihow. A steamer of the firm of L. Sculfort and Company, makes likewise each week a voyage between Hong- kong and Kwangchau. Steamers of the firm of P. Lemaire & Co., join Quang Tchéou with Hongkong, and others steamers make the service between Quang Tchéou, Macao and Canton. The commerce has already largely extended since the
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