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·HONGKONG STREETS DIRECTORY.
WO ON LANE, WO On Li, from D'Aguilar Street. WUI LUNG LANE, Wei-lung Li, in Second Street,
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WINDHAM STREET, Wan-ham Rai, from Queen's Road Central to
Hellywood Road.
IF YAM ON LINE (East and Wes), Yam-on Li, in Hollywood Road, YAN SHAU LANE, Yan Sau Li, from D'Aguilar Street.
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TAP CEO ALLEY, Yap Chú Hong, from Praya East.
YEE WO STREET, Yee.ro Kai, from Royal Mint Street to Sh." Ki
Wan Road.
YU PO LANE (East and West), Yu-po Li, from First to Second
Streets.
YEONG LOK LANE, Yeong Lok Li, off Upper Station Street.
YUNG WO LANE, Yung Wo Li, from Pound Lane, Tai-ping Shan.
ZETLAND STREET, Sit-lan Kai, from Queen's Road Central to Ice
House Street.
MACAO.
Macao is situated in 22 d-g. 11 min. 30 sec. N. latitude, and 113 deg. 32 mia. 30 8. E. longitude, a rocky peninsula, renowned, long before the Portuguese settled on it, for i's safarb ur for juuks and small vessels. The Portuguese, who had already settled on the island of Impacao, and frequented for trading purposes Chin-chew, Liaup, Tam 10, and San-choan (St. John's island, where St. Francis Xavier died) fast took up their residence at Macao in 1557. Shortly after their arrival pirates an adventurers from the neighbouring islands commenced to molest them. The Chinese authorities were powerless to cope with these marauders, who went so far as to blockade the port of Canton. The Portuguese manned and armed a few vessels and succeeded in raising the blockade of Canton and clearing the seas. The town of
la ao soon afterwards began to rise, and during the eighteenth century trade flourished wonderfully, the difficulty of residence at Canton greatly contributing towards it. The East India Company and the Dutch Company had establishments in Macao.
Historians are divi el in opinion as to whether the possession of Macan by the Portuguese is due to Imperial bounty or to right of conquest. There can be no doubt, however, that it was held a a rental of 500 ta is a year until Governor Ferreira lo Amaral in 1848 refused to pay it any longer and forcibly drove out the Hoppo or 'hinese Customs-house, and with it every vestige of Chinese authority. This bold stroke cost bin his life in August, 1819, for he was waylaid and barbarously mur dered near the Barrier of Porta do Cerco and his heal was taken to Canton. On the Chinese troops at the Barrier showing fight and massing in great numbers, the Portuguese troops gallantly advanced, took the fort of Passaleão, and drove the Chinese from the r sit ons.
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The settlement is separated from the large island of Heang-sban by a wall built a cross the neck of land from shore to shore. Two principal ranges of hill, one running from south to north, the other from east to west, may be considered as forming an angle, the base of which leans upon the river or anchoring place. The public and private buildings, a cathedral, and several churches, are raised on the declivities, skirts, ghts of hillocks. On the lofty mount eastward, called Charil, is a fort, enclosing te hermitage of Na. Sra. de Guia, and westward is Nillau, on the top of which stands the heritage of Na. Sra. de Penba; entering a wide semi-circular bay, which faces The east, on the right hand stands the fort San Francisco; and on the left, that of a. Sra. de Bow Parto. Seen from the roads or from any of the forts crowning the everal hillocks, Macao is extremely picturesque. The public and private buildings nre gaily painted and the streets kept very clean.
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Since the cession of the island of Hongkong to the British, the trade of Macao as decreased considerably, and the coolie trade gave it an unenviable notoriety. This traffic, pregnant with abuses, was happily abolished in 1874. Tea continues to
le an article of export, showing the value of from $700,000 to $800,000 a year. Essential oils are also exported to some extent. Opium. Silk filature and other factories have also lately been established.
There is likewise some trade in
The terrific typhoon of the 23rd September, 1874, which swept across Hongkong and the Southern Coast of China with such force, laid a considerable part of Macao in ruins. During the full violence of the wind, and fearful rise of the tide, a fire took place which consumed the best houses in the parish of Santo Antonio, the ruins of many of these buildings still marking the site of the disaster. With its trade gone and consequent departure of many of its residents, the activity of the place is a thing of the past. Owing to its pleasant climate and the quietude always prevailing, Macao has become the refuge of invalids aud busy workers from Hongkong and other neighbouring ports.