At Kiungchow
HOIHOW LUNGCHOW
Rev. and Mrs. D. S. Tappan Miss Alice H. Skinner Miss Mae Chapin
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. French Rev. O. E. Mirtz
At Kachek
Miss M. M. Moninger
Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Thomas Miss Esther M. Morse, M.D. Dr. H. F. Burkwall
Miss M. Burkwall, R.N.
At Nodoa
Mrs. M. R. Melrose
Rev. and Mrs. P. C. Melrose
Miss Mary H. Taylor
Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Seaton
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
At Hoihow
Rev. Father P. Julliotte, sup.
Rev. Father F. Geyer
Rev. Father E. Yaillet
At Bangcao
Rev. Father C. Bernard
At Tingan
Rev. Father F. M. Mariage
At Seangto.
Rev. Father D. Desperben Rev. Father E. Morvan Rev. Father F. Manac'h
POST OFFICE
Postmaster Chung Chik-chit
SOCONY VACUUM CORPORATION
Cheung Ngai Man, manager
945
WING FAT Hoyo, Merchants, Importers and Exporters, Shipping and Insurance Agents 16, Chung San Street; Code: Bentley's
Chau Sing Mui, manager
Agents
Cheong Wing Steamship Co.
Po On Insurance Co
司公利發源口海
YUEN FAT LEE Co., General Merchants
Shipping and Insurance Agents
Chau Sing Mui, manager
Wong Siu Shek, assist. manager
-Agencies
China Navigation Co.
B. & S. Marine and Fire Insurance Co. Po On Marine and Fire Insurance Co. Cheong Yue Steamship Co., Ld. Cebu Portland Cement Co.
LUNGCHOW
HH 龍 Lung-chow
This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping rivers in lat. 22 deg. 21 min. N., and long. 106 deg. 45 min. E.,. near the South-western border of the province of Kwangsi, and was selected as the seat of the frontier trade of that province with Tonkin. The continuation of the above-named two rivers is known as the Tso- chiang or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nanning. The town is prettily situated amongst the mountains, having exits by the rivers mainly, and lies at an elevation of some 300 feet above sea level. The city wall, last repaired in 1887, is being demolished rapidly to make a circular road round the city proper. A census taken in 1929 showed the Lungchow population as consisting of 3,500 families, in all 14,796 persons, there being no foreign residents in 1931. From a military point of view Lungchow is considered to be a place of importance. Troops are stationed there and at the three frontier stations of Namkuan, Pingerh, and Shuikou, all roughly thirty miles distant in a westerly direction. The port was opened to Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, and has proved a valuable back door into China when strikes obstruct trade elsewhere; 1926 being a record year. Without however an extension of the Hanoi-Langson railway, any marked development of Lungchow is likely to be slow, though the line now runs through to Nasham, where stocks of kerosene were kept on hand during 1924, 1925 and 1926 for importation into China. The frontier road runs from Dongdang on the railway, through Namkuan or Port de Chine to Lungchow, and carries at the present date a considerable amount of motor traffic, the distance of 54 kilometres taking on an average of about three hours.