HOKOW--TENGYUEH
DIRECTORY
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CHAMBER Of CommercE
President-Lo Cheng Jung
CONSULATES
German Consulate
Consul-Dr. W. Rössler (residing at
Canton
VICE-CONSULAT DE FRANCE
Gérant du Vice Consulat Gérant
Ch. Dupont
VICE-CONSULAT D'ITALIE
Agent Consulaire-Ch. Dupont
CUSTOMS, Maritime
Hokow-fên-kwan
Branch Office of Mengtsz Customs
Assistant-R, de Nully Examiner A. W. Jappe
Tidew'ters.-D. Bartolini, C. Huguenin Surgeon-J. Eperly
MILITARY HOSPITAL
Surgeon-Dr. Wang Mei-pan
POINSARD & VEYRET, Commission Agents
Vraincourt, signs per pro.
POLICE BUREAU
Chief Inspector-Wu Chan Tung
POST OFFICE, CHINESE
(Branch Office of Mengtsz Post Office) Postal Officer-in-Charge-T. Poletti Postal Clerks-Lo Kwong Fuk, Ling Tsin hô, Wu Kuan-i, Chang Ching
Shih
TELEGRAPHS, CHINESE
Manager-Li Yu-chin
YUNNAN Govt. Bank
Manager-Ling Yung-hien
YUNNAN RAILWAY CO.
Chef de Gare - Vacherat Sous. Chef-P. Truxlam
TENGYUEH (MOMEIN)
越 Teng-yueh
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The trade mart Tengyueh-situated near the south-western frontier of Yunnan, in lat. 24 deg. 45 min. N., and long. 98 deg. 30 min. E. was opened to foreign trade under the Burmah Agreement of 1897 modifying the Convention of 1894 relative to Burmah and Thibet, and the Imperial Custom-house was opened on the 8th May, 1902.
It is a sub-prefectural walled town built in a rice valley and watered by the Tieh Shui river, a small tributary of the Tai Ping which flows into the Irrawaddy a few miles above Bhamo, which latter place has been the principal emporium of Chinese trade in Upper Bormah for many years past. The distance from Tengyueh to Bhamo by road is some 140 miles, and little more than half that distance as the crow flies. There are two recognised trade routes known as the "old" and "new" roads-the former via Nam- poung and Manwyne (where Margary was murdered), and the latter via Kulikha and Man-hsien. The "new" road ends at Man-hsien, from whence the journey to Tengyueh is made over the old tracks. Pack animals and porters constitute the only form of transport, and the time occupied on the trip is usually about eight days. Pack animals seldom travel during the rains (June to September) when through traffic is practically at a standstill, which means that, contrary to expectations, the construction of the "new" road, which is passable all the year round, has not resulted in any increase of summer trade, the cessation of business during this period being_due more to un- favourable climatic conditions than the inferior communications. From Tengyueh to Yunnanfu the road is divided into 24 stages for caravans and 12 for Imperial postal couriers. It crosses a succession of mountain ranges varying from 4,000 to 10,000 feet in height, besides being intersected by numerous rivers, including the Sweili and the
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