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TAKU.
This village is situated at the mouth of the Pai-ho, on the southern side of thə river, about sixty-seven miles from Tientsin. The land is so flat at Taku that it is difficult for a stranger to detect the entrance to the river. There are two anchorages, an outer and inner. The former extends from the Customs Junks to three miles outside the Bar, seaward; the latter from Liang-kia-yuan on the south to the Customs Jetty, Tz'chu-lin, on the north. The village is a poor one, possessing few shops, no buildings of interest except the forts, and the only foreign residents an the Customs employés, some pilots, and the members of the Vice-Consular establ; -- ment. A line of telegraph was constructed in the early part of 1879 from Taku to Tientsin by the Provincial Authorities, and a railway to Tientsin is now projected. Taku is memorable on account of the engagements that have taken place between its forts and the British and French naval forces. The first attack was made on the 20th May, 1858, by the British squadron under Sir Michael Seymour, when the forts were passed and Lord Elgin proceeded to Tientsin, where on the 26th June he sigued the famous Treaty of Tientsin. The second attack, which was fatally unsuccessful, was made by the British forces in June, 1859. The third took place on the 2ist August, 1860, when the forts were captured, the booms placed across the river destroyed, and the British ships sailed triumphantly up to Tientsin. The water on the bar ranges from about two to fourteen feet at the Spring tides. At certain states of the tide, steamers are obliged to anchor outside until there is sufficient water
to cross.
DIRECTORY.
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS. Assistant Tide-surveyor-W. F. Stevenson Bost Officer-W. French Tidewaiter-G. C. Bouman, P. Reichwald Signalman H. A. Behnke
Lightship Taku. Captain-C. E. R. Hardro Mate-C. Druwert Lightkeeper-W. Knight
Customs Cruiser Foom.
Captain-P. Reichwaldt
IMPERIAL NAVAL YARD.
Director-Kung Chao Yii Do. Ku Yuen Chu Instructor-W. Grant
TAKU PILOT COMPANY.
T. W. Conner
C. B. Sherinan
C. Parker
H. Crowlie
W. Blancbard
W. T. Way, sec- [retary
G. Lembke
H. Schnitger H. S. Hurst
A. H. Talpey
J. Young
TAKU TUG AND LIGHTER COMPANY. Jas. Stewart, A. D. Startseff, R. M. Browu,
W. C. C. Anderson, directors
W. H. Forbes, secretary, head cfice, Tien-
tsin
J. W. Jameson, marager, Taku
E. P. Innocent, chief clerk, hend. ffice L. Way, clerk
A. Robertson, supilt. engine
H. J. Macrae, engineer
Steam Tug Heron, Capt. Adkins
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Peiho, Capt. A. Lindberg. Gem, Cyst. Young
Lee Tuh.
Kai Tai, Capt. D. J. Webster Orphan.
Euro, Hyson. Chiang Li, Leo
Hsiu, Lee Chin
JA Pay-ho-po-ch'uan-kung-ssü,
PEIHO TUG AND LIGHTER Co.
Jas. Watts, manager
Steam Tug Sea Gull, Capt. Wong Tra-yon .
Lee Chuen, Caps. Sua Wan-
Damier,
TAKU CO-OPERATIVE CO.
L Watts Doney, manager
AT. Plwan}<
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TAKU HOTEL.
Chung fioig, Hul