KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN
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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 300,000 inhabitants.
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. Many steamers of French-Chinese-Portuguese- English ownership run between Kouang Tcheou-Wan and Hongkong.
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A regular service of automobiles runs between Fort Bayard (12,000 inhabitants) and the towns of Tchekam (35,000 inhabitants), Potsi, Sin Tchi, Taiping, Tchimoun, Teou Soc, Poteou and the Chinese towns of Soui Kay, Onpou, Lim-kong, Wat Lam, Wou Tcheou, Wampo, Ou Tcheou, Moui Loc, Lei Tcheou and Packoi.
75 km. of new roads run in the island of Tanghai between the little towns of Tongsan, Sui Lao Kao, No Kan, Phi Leou, Cao Mmy Sao.
12 km. of roads run in the island of Nao Tchao which includes the ports of Tam Soui and Pac Kong.
Fort Bayard and Tchekam are provided with electric light; a telephone between these two localities for private and commercial purposes is working daily; every dis- trict in the interior is connected with the chief town either with telegraph or telephone. An ice factory exists at Fort Bayard. A hundred and fourteen motor-cars are in circulation.
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The territory's medical corps, placed under the direction of a field officer of the health service of the colonial forces includes four doctors. The European population is provided with medical attendance at the Fort-Bayard hospital where they are also admitted, the strangers of the neighhouring regions of China who want it; the natives are treated in the hospitals of Fort Bayard and Tchekam.
A wireless station, whose traffic exceeds 1,440,000 words by year, connects the Territory, through Indo-China, with the telegraphic system of all countries:
TRADE IN 1939
The local trade maintains a steady vitality as attested by the following figures:.
Import
H.K. $42,818,360
Export H.K. $29,9704,747
DIRECTORY
ADMINISTRATION SUPÉRLIEURE
Administrateur en Chef du Territoire de
Kouang-Tchéou-Wan-Le Prêvost Administrateur Adjoint Thierry, administrateur adjoint des Services Civils
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BUREAUX DU TERRITOIRE Receveur de l'Enregistrement et Chef de la Comptabilite - Araud, chef de Bureau des Services Civils
POLICE MARITIME
Chargé du Port-Cerati
TRAVAUX PUBLICS
Ingénieur des Travaux
Laignelot
Maitre de Phare-Le Gall
JUSTICE
1°— Tribunal Français:
Publics-
Le Prevost,
admiministrateur en chef du Territoire,
juge
Thierry, juge suppléant Jonquet, greffier notaire
2°- Tribunal du 2e Degré: Theveniaut,
président
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