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HUE-TOURON-QUINHON.
DIRECTORY.
PROTECTORAT DE L'ANNAM ET
DU TONKIN.
RESIDENCE SUPERIEURE DE L'ANNAM.
Dillon, Résident Superieur
Hector, Resident
Baille, Vice Resident
Houdayer, chancelier
Lemire, Resident, Quinhon Aymonier, Resident, Binhthuan Hamelin, Resident, Thanhhoa Ringeval, Vice Resident, Tourane Ory, Vice Resident, Doughoi Aphalo, Vice Resident, Vinh
Ceccaldi, E., commission agent
E. Ceccaldi, (Haiphong)
Ch. Dupont
BINH DINH (PORT, QUINHON.) Resident of France-Ch. Lemire Chancelier-Gresse
Secretary-Amy
CUSTOMS.
Assistant Secretory-de Thêvenard Preposés-Crenan, Roch, Feugnet
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Agent-Morin
PHU YEN (PORT, XUAN DAI.) Vice Resident—
Chancelier-
Superintendent of Customs-Poulin
Assistants
do. -Binche, Parrot
BINHTHUAN (PORT, CAM RANH.) Resident of France-Aymouier Chancelier-
CUSTOMS.
Secretary-Vasseur
Assistant Secretary-Dupoy Preposés-Le Bescond, Lestrade
TOURANE.
Vice Resident of France-Ringeval Chancelier-
CUSTOMS.
Sub Inspector-L. Boulloche (absent) Seeretary, acting chief-Rivayran Assistant Secretary-Serisier Preposés-Sourgens, Mibelli, Récaste
TURON.
This port is situated about 40 miles south-east of Hué. Turon has a fine harbour capable of giving shelter to any amount of shipping. The trade of the port is entirely in the hands of the Chinese. The exports consist mostly of sugar, silk, betelnuts, and oil; the imports of rice, piece goods, &c. The trade is chiefly with Hongkong. Rice is imported from Haiphong, Hai Duong, and Namdinh. Turon was not, strictly speaking, an open port, until the treaty of 1883 with France. Coal mines have been opened here, but the quality proved rather disappointing, though it is believed that deeper workings would yield better mineral.
QUINHON.
Quinhon was opened to foreign trade upon the conclusion of the treaty between France and Annam, signed in March, 1874. It is situated on the coast of Annam in about lat. 13 deg. 54 min. N., long, 109 deg. 02 min. E. The entrance to the port is obstructed by a bar, which may be crossed, however, by any vessel with a draught not exceeding 16 to 16 feet. The chief article of export is salt. The population and country being very poor, the commercial prospects of the port are not very brilliant. What little trade exists is chiefly with Hongkong and is at present all in the hands of the Chinese. There are no European merchants established in Quinhon. A French Consul and a holy of troops are stationed there.