WUCHOW-FU KOUANG-TCHEOW-WAN
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL Maritime
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Acting Comsur. -- E. A, W. von Strauch Assistant H. J. Sharples
Do. -J. Devéria
Medical Officer – R. J. J. MacDonald Tidesurveyor & Harbourmr.-H. (live Examiners-J. H. Pearson, F. J.
Brumfield, M. Neubrunn
Tidewaiters-F. Heilman, C. B. Berglof, i
N. E. Ford, L. H, Jones
Edwards & Co., Merchants
Hung Hing Chuen, manager Agencies
Wo Shun Steamboat Company, Ld.
Hk. Fook On Assce, & Godown Co., Ld. ¦
China Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Shanghai
麵渣 Sha-tin
JARDINE, Matheson & Co., Merchants
H. Arthur
Agencies
Butterfield & Swire
Deacon & Co., Canton
Hongkong, Canton and Macao S, B. Co.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. China Navigation Company
Canton Insurance Office
905
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company
China Sugar Refinery Co., Limited
West River British Steamship Co.
BABA Hop-yiek Kung-8z 司公牲合
LEGG, T. H., & Co., Merchants
Luk Wai-tso, agent
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
China Directory
PERRY & REINERS, Merts, & Commn. Agts.
E. L. Perry (Canton)
W. E. Reiners, do,
POST OFFICE– ÎMPERIAL CHINESE
Assistant Postal Officer-G. K. Wilse
ƒƒЕWat-sun-she Tai-yuck-fong
Warson & Co. Ld., A. S., Chemists & Drugts.
Ma Keng Tong, agent
Sit Siu Chin, agent
建威 Wat-kin
| WATKINS, LIMITED, Druggists
Kwong Cheung-hing, agent
Anderson, Mrs. H. Brumfield, Mrs. F. J.
LADIES DIRECTORY
Jaffray, Mrs. R. A.
Macdonald, Mrs. R. J. J.
KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN
Kwáng-chau-wan
The bay of Kwangchau (or according to the French official spelling, Kouang tcheou) 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 Frenchi 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 230 miles of Hongkong, W.SW. The two islands of Nao-tcheou 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 for about half of its length it is three or four miles in breadth. The depth of anchorage of 20 mètres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant comminucation with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the
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