HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)—WHAMPOA.
Constable-Robert E. Bruce
DIRECTORY.
BRITISH CONSULATE. KIUNGCHOW.
Consul-A. Frater
GERMAN CONSULATE.
Consular Agent-A. Frater
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.
Consular Agent—A. Frater
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS. Commissioner-Colin Jamieson
Assistant and Medical Officer-E. A.
Aldridge
Assistant Tidesurveyor and Acting Harbour
Master-J. Poynter
Assistant Examiner J. Sjögren
Tidewaiters-T. Williamson, C. Tonkin
MERCHANTS.
瑞昌洋行
Sui-chang-yeung-hong.
Herton & Co., commission merchants
Edward Herton
L. Jüdell
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Just, J., merchant, and commissiɔ n agent
森寶洋行
Sum-bo-yang-hong.
Schomburg, A., merchant and commission
agent-
AGENCIES.
Herton & Co., agents-
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Union Insurance Society of Canton Austrian Insurance Co. “Donau." North German Fire Insurance Co. Scottish Imperial Fire and Life Insu-
rance Company
Schomburg, A., agent-
North China Insurance Co.
MISSIONARIES.
(Kiungchow)
PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION.
Rev. José V. Costa
Rev. Matheus Leong
Rev. Athanasio Atang
Carl C. Jeremiassen, independent Pro-
testant
WHAMPOA.
This village was formerly the seat of a large portion of the foreign trade with Canton, as foreign sailing vessels are not allowed to go further up the River. The trade in sailing vessels has, however, fallen off very much, and Whampoa in now almost deserted. A British Vice-Consulate is stationed here, and a branch of the Maritime Customs, but there are no other foreigners. The large docks formerly belonging to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company here have been sold to the Chinese Government, and even of the grog shops only one remains.
The village, known as Bamboo Town, is a dirty and unattractive place, without any feature of interest, but the scenery round is picturesque and pleasing. Two loft pagodas on neighbouring eminences are conspicuous objects from the river. The first of these, called the Whampoa Pagoda, is built on an island rising abruptly from the river to the height of 100 feet. It was erected about the year 1598, and is very much out of repair. A good sized tree grows from the brickwork at the summit. The other pagoda, called the First Bar Pagoda, is nearer to Canton, and occupies a hill which is considered the guardian hill of the province. It was built between the years 1621 and 1628 as a palladium to the water way of the provincial capital.