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been established here. There has been some talk recently of a railway enterprise likely to revive this place, to the detriment of Hongkong transport trade. It is a Chinese project, but owing chiefly to lack of funds the work of construction seems unlikely to be commenced for the present.
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.
DIRECTORY
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Asst. Tidesurveyor in charge-M.
Hellstrand
Tidewaiters--A. de Souza, G. Copley,
F. E. Lane
DOCK YARD-IMPERIAL
Director-H. E. Wei Han
Sub-Director-Chan Chang Ling
FISH AND SUBMARINE TORPEDO DEPÔT-
IMPERIAL
Director-H. E. Wei Han Sub-Director-W. E. Li
In charge of Torpedoes-Lieut. Sen Engineering Secretary-Chan Chang
Ling
MILITARY SCHOOL-IMPERIAL Director-Wei Shu Ping
Proctor-Suh Chuang
Secretary-Ku Ting Ch'in
Accountant-Leaou Lan Fang Librarian-Hua Chi Chaou
Instructors in Ethics-Ho Ch'ih, Wu Shu
Nan, Hung Ching Chaou
Instructors in Literature-Cheang Jõ,
Ch'en Seih An, Hung Ching Nan Instructor in Japanese-Chau Lai Su
Instructor in French-Wang Shih Instructor in English-Liu Yung Kuan Instructors in Science--Su P'ang, Wu
Sieh Mei, Wang Li K'ang
Instructors in History-Chaou I Nin,
Leang Ping Kun
Instructors in Geography--Fang Sin,
Leang Cheng Chang
Instructors in Mathematics-Lin YuChi,
Hwang Feng Ho, Hwang I Ching Instructors in Drawing and Surveying-
Ho Shu Tang, Lo Kuo Pin
Instructor in Mandarin Dialect-Jin
Shi Kee
Instructor in Singing-Hỏ Hui Ch'uan Instructor in Hygiene and School Medi-
cal Officer-Li Jin Hsien
Military Drill Instructors-Yang Shui Chi, Wu Hung Huen, Chang Che Wu, Li Yu, Su Pang Chü, Yang Ting Tsin, Lin Po Ch'i, Li Kuo Kun, Chang Hung Tao, Chung Sin
NAVAL COLLEGE-IMPERIAL
Director-H. E. Wei Han Sub-Director-H. E. Li
Professors-P. H. Woo, Lai, Chan-pong, K. L. Wen, Leung Chao-sham, Y. K. Wong, T. F. Woo Secretary-Lin Hsian-hai