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AMOY-TAKAO AND TAIWANFU.
Junior Deacon-Capt. Booth
Inner Guard-De Westley Layton Steward-N. Moalle
Tyler-C. Killeen
Hotel,
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Hotel "Stadt Stralsund'
F. Neimen, proprietor
Missionaries.
REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA.
Rev. J. V. N. Talmage, D.D.
Rev. D. Rapalje
Rev. L. W. Kip (absent)
Rev. D M. Talmage
Miss M. E. Talmage
LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Rev. John Macgowan Rev. J. Sadler
ENGLISH Presbyterian MISSION.
Rev. W. S. Swanson
Rev. W. McGregor, M.A.
Rev. R. Gordon, M.A. (absent) Rev. H. Thompson
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION.
Church of the "Holy Rosary," Amoy. Rev. Guilhermo Burno
Church of "Holy Rosary," Pechui. Rev. Romon Colomer
Foundling Hospital, Amoy.
Under the control of Italian Sisters. Mother Maria Ferrari, Mother Carolina Rogno, Mother Ida Belgieri, Sister Isabel Fau
CHURCH OF THE "CONCEPTION," KANGBÔE. Rev. N. Guixa and native priest
CHURCH OF "SANTO DOMINGO," Au-poa. Rev. José Dutras and native priest
TAKAO AND TAIWAN-FU.
Takao is a port in Formosa, and is situated in lat. 22 deg. 38 min. 3 sec. N. and long. 130 deg. 16 min. 3) sec. E. It was thrown open to foreigners in 1864. It is only a small place, occupied chiefly by Chinese fishermen, and, excepting the beautiful scenery surrounding it, possesses no features of interest. The appearance of the place and its vicinity from the sea is very pleasant. Ape's Hill is seen rising on the left and the Saracen's Head on the right. Between the two is the channel which leads up
to the inner harbour, which is about seven miles long and three miles across in its widest part. The soil of the country around Takao is extremely fertile; banyans and bamboos grow luxuriantly, and sugar plantations are numerous.
Sugar is the principal article of export from Takao, and in 1878 it amounted to 391,854 piculs as against 567,582 piculs in 1877. The import of Opium in 1878 amounted to 2,853 piculs, as against 3,168 piculs in 1877. The total revenue of the port in 1878 was Tls. 133,871, and in 1877 Tls. 150,381. The population of Takao is estimated at 6,000.
The city of Taiwan-fu lies about twenty miles from Takao in lat. 23 deg. 6 min. N. and long. 129 deg. 5 min E. It is a place of considerable size and importance. It is situate l about three miles from the coast, with which connection is kept up by means of canals. The walls of the city are some five miles in circum::
::ference and enclose many buildings and places of interest. Among these is an Examination Hall for the Chinese literati, capable of accommodating several thousand students. There are a great many trees and open spaces in the city, which give it rather a pl. asant appearance. In the
In the locality are the ruins of Zealandia, a fort which was built in 1630, and which was the chief stronghold of the Dutch in Formosa until they were driven out by the Chinese pirate chief Koxinga, soon after whose death the western half of the island fell under the rule of the Chinese Government. The Customs give no returns of trade here, as they are included with those of Takao. The port is an open shallow roadstead, and vessels have to anchor at some distance from the shore. The population of Taiwan-fu is estimated at 189,000.
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