KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN—PAK-HOI
GARDE INDIGÈNE
Inspecteur de Murzo Malberti Gardes Principaux-Vinay, Léonardou- Meslier, Hospital, Lebourdonnee, Brune-
teaud, Gafforj, Grand, Caillard
SERVICE DE SANTÉ HÔPITAL-Dr. Trividic, Médecin Major de lere, classe des Troupes Coloniales à Fort-Bayard
POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES
Receveur-Cruvieller
MISSION CATHOLIQUE
1061
Aumonier des Troupes-M.F. Laurent, Fort
Bayard
GENDARMERIE
Brigadier, de Commissarie de Police-
Riviere, Fort-Bayard Gendarme-Labat Fort Bayard
Missionnaires
Le Talliandier, Ko-chow
do.
Zimmermann, Loui-chow
Baldit,
Cellard,
A. Genty, Shek-shing
AGRICULTURE
Chef du Service-Decker
TRAVAUX PUBLICS
Chef du Service-Lepagney
MARINE CHALOUPE GOURLAONEN
Flotille-Balisoni
COMMISSARIAT DE POLICE
Commissaire de Police-Riviere
do.
COMMERÇANTS
Chaix
Marty
Charles et Cie
COLONS
Champéstève
Piry Rougeau
Baudet
ΡΑΚΗΟΙ
海北 Pak-hoi
Pakhoi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention in 1876. It is situated on the Gulf of Tonkin in long. E. Greenwich 109 deg. 7 min. (100° 47′ of Paris), and lat. N. 21 deg. 29 min. The British Consul hoisted his flag on the 1st May, 1877, a French Consulate was established in December, 1887, and the foreigners were well received by the natives and continue to be respected even to the present day. Pakhoi is the port for the important cities of Limehow and Chinchow, from whence considerable quantities of foreign piece goods, etc., were formerly distributed over the country lying between the West River and the seaboard, but now that the West River has been opened to steam navigation a part of the trade has been diverted to that route. The trade of Pakhoi is a declining one. Its net value in 1909 was Tls. 3,002,579 and Tls. 3,037,001 in 1908. Since 1888 the prosperity of the port has been steadily declin- ing
owing to the diversion of trade to Haiphong which has been rendered possible by the pacification of the surrounding territory, while the trade of Kwangsi has been diverted to the recently opened ports on the West River. The Chinese town is situated on a small peninsula, and faces nearly due north. It stands at the foot of bluff nearly forty feet high, which deprives it of the south-west breeze, in summer, while in winter it is exposed to the full force of the north-east monsoon which very often blows so hard for several days that it materially interferes with the loading and discharging of steamers in the harbour. The bluff, or the plain above the town, is level for miles, which makes riding both on bicycle and on horse-back a decided pleasure. The foreigners almost exclusively live on the bluff, which in former years was only dotted by a few European buildings, but has recently been ornamented with several new structures. From the bluff an extensive partly-cultivated plain develops, over which some sport is obtainable-snipe, plover, quail, and pigeons being found in large numbers, but duck and other water-fowl are not numerous. The climate is considered to be very salubrious. The estimated population of the port is 20,000. No port in China is more easily approached and entered than that of Pakhoi. The landmarks are conspicuous and unmistakeable. The channel is wide and deep and has no hidden danger to be avoided. The anchorage is a mile and a half from the
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