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miles, having in the distance the monotony relieved by rugged ranges of low limestone hills, and beyond these to the northward, at a distance of some sixteen miles, is a range of mountains, the loftiest, known as the Grand Summit, being about 5,000 feet high. Most of the native buildings are wretchedly constructed of mud, bamboo, and matting, but a well-built European town with broad boulevards, lighted by electricity, has sprung and is fast assuming the aspect of a prosperous city. Industries are developing, a cotton mill has produced yarn since 1900 and a cement factory has delivered cement and hydraulic lime since the end of 1901. There is a very pretty theatre, built in 1900 by the Municipality. The Hôtel du Commerce is a large and handsome structure, its lofty mansard roof dominating every building in the town. There is a church attached to the Roman Catholic Mission. A small dock and some fine wharves and godowns have been made. A Public Garden of rather limited area with a bandstand in the centre has been neatly laid out at the end of the Boulevard Paul Bert. The Cercle du Commerce, which is a well managed Club, has its domicile in the Boulevard Paul Bert, the Cercle Banian, another prosperous Club, has its house in Boulevard Sontay. The Race Course is about a mile from the town on the Do Son road. There are several newspapers published in the town. The population of Haiphong is about 18,480, of whom less than 1,000 are Europeans, about 5,500 Chinese, and 12,000 Annamites. A regular service of river steamers is maintained between Hanoi and Haiphong by the Messageries Fluviales, and Haiphong is connected by submarine cable with Saigon and Hongkong. Haiphong is becoming an important centre of the Tonkin railways.
DIRECTORY
RESIDENCE MAIRIE DE HAIPHONG
Resident-Maire-P. Tournois
TRÉSORERIE
Payeur particulier-Boucher
Payeur Adjoint-Vergé
DIRECTION DU PORT DE COMMERCE Capitaine du Port-Chodzko Lieutenant de Port-Berny
Pilotes-Biard, Scott, Poincet, Bronner,
Suzzoni, Ricardoni, Blanc, Bertraud Aspirants Pilotes-Salgé, Larroque Elèves-Pilotes-Douarinou, Roses
DOUANES ET RÉGIES DE L'INDO-CHINE SOUS DIRECTION DU TONKIN Haiphong
Sous-Directeur-Morel Inspection-Rozier, inspecteur
ler bureau (Secrétariat)-Anglés, chef de bureau; Poincignon, sous-chef; de Mo- nestrol d'Esquille, Boisson, commis; Mme. Thévenin, dame-surveillante; Melle Bastière et Mme. Vergoz, dames-dacty- lographes; Sauvigné, vaguemestre. 2eme bureau (Contentieux) - Berthelot, chef de bureau; Deyme, controleur; Faure, Beau, Guérin de Fontjoyeuse, commis; Melle. Bouquet, dame-dactylo- graphe
3ème bureau (Régies)-Caille, Chef de bureau; Caffarena, Olivier, Audibert, commis.
4ème bureau (Comptabilité) Guasco (Joseph), chef de bureau; Bourrin, sous-chef; Deschodt, Hardouin, Lenoble, Guasco (Cornelius), Pelletier, Blanc, Bacquet, commis; Vivarés, agent tempo- raire; Le Maoût, préposé; Mme. Baron et Deveaux, dames-comptables.
5ėme bureau (Statistique)-Jean, chef de bureau ; Chérot, Rayne, commis; Bona- mour, Blanc (Louis), Le Baron, Barthe, Pacaud, préposés; Mme. Jallot, damé comptable.
Vérification-Latrasse, chef de vérification; Coulot, chef de la section B; Scheuring, chef de la section C.
Service actif-Gensbitel, chef de brigade
TRIBUNAL DE HAIPHONG
Juge-Président-Carlotti
ENSEIGNEMENT
Directeur des Ecoles-M. E. Bory Ecole Primaire Supérieure et Commerciale
de garçons
Professeurs-Messrs. Bory, Schamaunn, Bescond, Roussel, Mmes. Thuellier, Bar- bier, Breton
Ecole Primaire française de Filles
Professeurs-Mme. Le Bars, Fesquet, Babaud - Duclac, Boubals, Barbier, Breton
Ecole franco-annamite de garçons
Instituteurs annamites école franco-an-
namite de filles