TAKAO AND TAIWAN-FU-TAMSUI AND KBLUNG.
Missionaries.
ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN MISSION.
Taiwanfoo.
Rev. W. Campbell
Rev. Thos. Barclay, M.A. Rev. Wm. Thow, M.A.
Rev. W. R. Thompson, B. A. Oxon.
Peter Anderson, L.R.C.P. & S. E., (absent) John Lang, L. R.C.P. & L.F.P.S.
Geo. Ede
Miss Butler
Miss Stewart
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ROMAN CATHOLIC (DOMINICAN) MISSION. Rev. F. B. Herce, Takao
Rev. J. Clement, Ban-kim-cheng
Rev. R. Colomer, Soa-lun Rev. C. Arranz, Lo-chu-cheng
Rev. J. Khanh, Taiwanfoo
DAVID MANSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL.
Hon. Surgeon and Instructor-W. Wyke-
ham Myers, M.B., &c.
Committee-A. W. Bain, W. W. Myers
TAMSUI AND KELUNG.
The port of Tamsui lies in lat. 25 deg. 10 min. N. and long. 101 deg. 26 min. E.. on the northern side of the fertile island of Formosa. It is an uninteresting place, The harbour, like all others in Formosa, has a troublesome bar, which greatly retards the growth of the port. Dredging would do much to render it more accessible. The town, called Hûbei, is situated on the north side of the river, about two miles from the bar. The trade at Tamsui is not extensive. Tea grows on the hills in the locality, and the production of Formosa Oolongs is annually increasing. In 1872 the export only amounted to 19,513 piculs, while now it is close on 100,000 piculs. The export of Camphor, on the other hand, shows a steady decline, owing probably to the wholesale destruction of the trees, which were once exceedingly abundant in most parts of the island. The limits of the port are defined to be from Sand Point in straight line bearing N. N. E. to Red Fort. On the 2nd October, 1884, the French ships under Admiral Courbet commenced the bombardment of Tamsui from outside the bar, the entrance to the river having been blocked by the Chinese, and continued it until the forts were dismantled and silenced. On the 8th October a landing was effected by the French, and a sharp engagement with the Chinese troops ensued, but in the end the French had to return to their boats, the landing party being too small to take the place. The population of Tamsui is estimated at 95,000. The principal exports are Tea, Camphor, and Coal. Trade was suspended altogether for the three latter months of 1884 owing to the French blockade of the coast. The import of Opium in 1884 was 1,270 piculs, and in 1883, 1,265 piculs. The value of the trade of the port in 1884 was Tĺs. 3,630,379, and in 1883, Tls. 3,535,021.
The port of Kelung lies to the north-east of Tamsui, in latitude 25 deg. 9 min. N. and longitude 121 deg. 47 miu. E. It is situated on the sliores of a bay between the capes of Foki and Peton, some twenty miles apart, amidst bold and striking scenery, backed by a range of mountains. It was once a Spanish Settlement, but was subsequently captured and held by the Dutch until they in turn gave place to the Chinese under Koxinga. Tuough only a mere village, it has long carried on a con- siderable native trade with Amoy, Chin-chew, and Foochow. Its staple product is coal, the mines of which are very productive; one colliery at Coal Harbour has been worked by the Gover::ment, with modern English machinery, but the output has never been very great. Sulphur also abounds in a valley in the neighbourhood, but the Authorities will not allow it to be worked. Kelung was opened to foreign trade at the same time as the other Formosan ports. The foreign trade at this port