A488
NANNING-KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN
MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES
Mgr. Albouy, évêque
(Nanning)
Rev. Pere Costenoble, provicaire („) Rev. Pere Labully (Nanning) Rev. Pere Cuenot (Lieon Chow) Rev. Pere Dalle (Nanning) Rev. J. M. Epalle (Silin) Rev. L. Crocq (Kweihsien) Rev. Teissier (Siang Chow) Rev. Seosse (Kweihsien) Rev. Courant (Silin) Rev. Seguret (Silung) Rev. Rigal (Siangchow) · Rev. Caysac (Lungchow) Rev. Heraud (Kweihsien)
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Rev. Peyrat (Lieon Chow)
Rev. Madèore (Nanning)
Rev. Maillot (Tai Ping)
Rev. Billaud (..., ́id.
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Rev. Kerouanton (Luchay) Rev. Bacon (Kweihsien)
KWANGSI MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTS, THE
J. P. Anderson, director & treasurer D. D. Coffin, M.D., medical secretary H. S. Lei, assist. treasurer:
V. M. Hansen, evangelist (Wuchow
POST OFFICE -Yungning (Nanning)
To Im Kien, commissioner
STANDARD-VACUUM OIL Co.--Cable
Ad: Standvac
Hung Sau Sun. manager Shek Chung Wah, inspr.
KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN
灣州廣
Kwány-chau-wan
The bay of Kwangchau (or according to the French official spelling, Kouang-Tcheow Wan), situated in the province of Kwangtung, was ceded on lease with the surrounding. territories by a Convention between France and China, and occupied by the French on the 22nd of April, 1898. It is situated between 20 deg. 45 min. and 21 deg. 17 min. north latitude, and 107 deg. 55 min. and 108 deg. 16 min. east longitude at a distance more or less 230 miles west-south-west of Hongkong. The two- islands of Nao-tcheou and Tang-hai placed at the entrance of the bay make an excellent closed port into which entrance is by two narrow passages. The port measures about 15 miles long, and for about half of its length it is three or four miles in breadth. The depth of anchorage of 20 metres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant communication with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated, and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November, 1899, between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles, the territory of Kouang-Tcheou-Wan was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. The chief place of the territory is the town of Fort Bayard, which is at the entrance of the interior port on the right bank of the river Ma Tché. It is the commercial port, with the establishments of the civil administration, military service and the special offices.
The area of the territory is about 200 square miles and its population about 230,000 inhabitants including 120 French and 600 Annamites.
Kouang Tcheou-Wan is a free port in which all commercial operations can be carried on without paying any duty. A regular bi-monthly line of steamers joins Kouang-tcheou-wan to Haiphong and Hongkong. Four steamers of French-Chinese- Portuguese-English ownership run between Kouang-Tcheou-Wan and Hongkong.
Commerce which had largely extended during the last few years has considerably been restrained by the Chinese Customs since the last two years.