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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)—WHAMPOA.
實森 Sum.bo.
Schomburg & Co., A., agents-
Schomburg & Co., A., merchants and com-
mission agents
Aug. Schomburg (Pakhoi)
L. Jüdell
Ad. C. Schomburg, signs the firm
AGENCIES.
Herton & Co., agents-
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Donglas Steamship Co., Ld. Ben Line of Steamers
Gibb Line of Australian Steamers Bun Hin & Co.'s Steamers Austrian Insurance Co. "Donau." Scottish Imperial Insurance Company Correspondents Yangtsze Insurance
Association, Limited
North China Insurance Co., Limited Prussian National Insurance Co. of
Stettin
Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld,
KIUNGCHOW.
Herton & Co., merchants
Edward Herton (Pakhoi)
Oscar Noodt, signs the firm
PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION,
Rev. José Vicente Costa
Rev. Athanasio A. Tang
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION. Carl C. Jerciniassen Henry M. McCandliss, M.D. Rev. Gilman
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 farther up the Pearl River. The trade in sailing vessels has, however, fallen off very much, and Whampoa is 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. A Government Torpedo School has been established here. 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 lofty 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.
The importance of Whampoa is now a thing of the past, and there are seldom more than one or two small foreign sailing vessels in port. The place will always, however, possess some interest for foreigners, since the earliest recollections of foreign commercial intercourse with China are associated with it, all foreign ships being in old times compelled to anchor at Whampoa.
DIRECTORY.
BRITISH CONSULATE.
Vice-Consul-H. F. Hance Constable-J. H. Jones
IMPERIAL TORPEDO DEPARTMENT.
J. A. Betts, C.E., A. M.I.C.E., supdt.
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS. Assistant Tide Surveyor-D. Conklin Tidewaiters-P. Teichert, E. Mitchell, M.
Franciscovith
Watchers-J. Mathie, C. Hensen