4 Sze-cut E-sang.
SWATOW.
Miss E. Black
Miss M. Harkness
Pollock, Johr, L. K. &Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I.,
medical practitioner
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION.
Quelch & Co., shipchandlers, auctioneers, Rev. Wm. Ashmore, D.D.
and general storekeepers
Chas. Bewick Quelch
C. H. Wallace
Tuck-yu.
Sim Kye Pang & Co., merchants and com-
mission agents
Sim Kye Pang
Missionaries.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Of England.
Rev. George Smith, M.A.
Rev. H. L. Mackenzie, M.A.
Rev. Wm. Duffus
Rev. J. C. Gibson, M.A.
Rev. Donald Mclver, M.A.
Alexr. Lyall, M. B., C.M. Edinr. Rev. W. Riddell, M.B., C.M. Win. Paton (absent)
J. F. McPhun, M.B., C.M. Philip B. Cousland, M.B., C.M. Miss C. M. Ricketts
Rev. S. B. Partridge
Rev. Wm. Ashmore, Jr. (absent)
Rev. J. M. Foster
Rev. Geo. Campbell
Miss A. M. Fielde
Miss Mary E. Thompson (absent) Miss C. H. Danielle, M.D. (absent) Miss M. A. Buzzell (absent) Miss C. M. Hess
FRENCH FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. A. Bernom
Rev. C. Jacquemin
Rev. J. M. P. Verchere
Rev. J. M. Boussac
Rev. J. Gauthier
Rev. H. Sorin Rv. D. Hervel Rev. H. Vacquerel Rev. L. Serdet Rev. F. Laurent
Rev. C. M. Chambodut
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AMOY.
Amoy was one of the five ports open to foreign trade before the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin. It is situated upon the island of Haimun, at the mouth of the Dragon River, in lat. 24 deg. 40 min. N. an i long. 118 deg. E. It was the scene of trade with Western nations at a very early date. The Portuguese went there in 1544, but in consequence of their cruelty towards the natives, the Chinese authorities forcibly expelled them and burned thirteen of their vessels. The English had commercial dealings there up to 1730, when the Chinese Government issued an edict prohibiting tra le with foreigners at all ports except Canton. They made an exception as regards Spanish ships, which were allowed to trade at Amoy. The vessels of other nationa lities, however, continue to visit the place, and did so till the city was captured in 1841. The Treaty of Nanking was signed soon afterwards, and foreigners have since been allowed to live there in peace and security.
In describing Amoy, Dr. Williams says:-"The island (upon which Amoy is built) is about forty miles in circumference, and contains scores of large villages besides the city. The scenery within the bay is picturesque, caused partly by the numerous islands which define it, surmounted by pagodas or temples, and partly by the high barren hills behind the city. There is an outer and an inner city, as one approaches it seaward, divided by a high ride of rocky hills having a fortified wal running along the top. A paved road connects the two. The entire circuit of the