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FORMOSA-TAMSUI AND KEELUNG
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Stationed at the Capital, TAIPEH-FU (Taihoku)
Governor-General of Formosa-General Count S. SAKUMA
Chief of Civil Affairs Bureau-K. Uchida
Chief of Army Staff- Major-General I. Adachi
Brigadier General for North Formosa-Major-General S. Hiraoka
Admiral Commanding of II. Class Naval Station of Pescadores-Rear-Admiral
E. Koizumi
Chief of Navy Staff-Captain S. Hideshima
Chief of the Higher Court-Judge T. Ishii
Chief of the Taihoku Local Court-Judge K. Yasu Private Secretary to Governor General-S. Mimura
DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS
Police and Home Affairs-R. Kameyama Finance -T. Nakagawa
Agriculture and Industry- M. Takata Public Works-T. Takahashi Education-S. Kumamoto
Justice-H. Teshima
Tainan-S. Matsuki
Toyen-B. Nshi
Taipeh-D. Imura
Taichu -T. Eda
Kagi-K. Tsuda
Pescadores-T. Yokoyama
Foreign Affairs-S. Miyoshi Communications-G. Sumi Aboriginal Affairs-R. Otsu
Chief Engineer for Railways-S. Niimoto Monopoly Bureau-T. Masuzawa
CHIEFS OF LOCAL OFFICES
Giran-K. Komatsu
Shinchiku-T. Iyenaga
Nanto-T. Ishibashi
Ako--K. Sato
Taito-S. Nose
Karenko-N. Nakata
TAMSUI AND KEELUNG
The port of Tamsui lies in lat. 25 deg. 10 min. N., and long. 101 deg. 26 min. E. on the north-western side of the fertile island of Formosa. The harbour, like all others in Formosa, has a troublesome bar, which greatly retards the growth of the port, This is now in course of being dredged. The town, called Hobé, is situated on the north side of the river, about two miles from the bar. In October, 1884, the French ships under Admiral Courbet bombarded Tamsui, but were unable to take the place. The Japanese took possession on the 7th June, 1895. Tea grows on the hills in the locality, and the average value of the export is about five million yen
The port of Keelung lies to the north-east of Tamsui, in latitude 25 deg. 6 min. N. and longitude 121 deg. 47 min. E. It is situated on the shores of a bay between the capes of Foki and Peton, some twenty miles apart, amidst bold and striking scenery, backed by a range of mountains. It was once a Spanish Settlement, but was subsequently captured and held by the Dutch until they in turn gave place to the Chinese under Koxinga, formerly a pirate chief who caused himself to be proclaimed King of Formosa. Though a mere village, it has long carried on a considerable native trade with Amoy, Chin-chew, and Foochow. Keelung was opened to foreign trade at the same time as the other Formosan ports. The limits of the port are defined to be within a straight line drawn from Image Point to Bush Island. On the 5th August, 1884, the port was bom-