HAIPHONG.
This is the shipping port for Hanoi, Hai-Dzuong, and Namdinh, the commercial sentres of Tonquin. It is situated in lat. 20 deg. 51 min. N, and long. 106 deg.. 42 min. E., on the river Cua Cam, which is connected by two or more channels or creeks with that great river connecting Yunnan with the Tonquin Gulf, called the Song-koi. The town of Haiphong is about sixteen aud a half miles from the light- house. The lighthouse at the entrance of the river, on the island of Hon-Dau, is visible at a distance of about six miles. The entrance to the port is obstructed by two bars; the outer one sand, the imr one mud. Haiphong is accessible, however, by vessels drawing from 19 to 20 feet. There is plenty of water in the river. Vessels anchor about a quarter of a mile from the shore in from 40 to 60 feet of water abreast of a creek communicating with the Song-koi. The banks of the river are low and consist of alluvial mud, from which the French Settlement and the town have with great labour and expense beca reclaimed.
Haiphong proper is situated on both sides of the creek above referred to, and is in the midst of an extensive rice swamp with low lying, swampy laud all around it for miles, having in the distance the mony relieved by rugged ranges of low hills and beyond these to the northward, at a distance of some twenty miles, is a range of mountains. The native buildings are wretchedly constructed of mud, bamboo, and matting, but a well built European town with broad streets is rapidly springing up. The European population of Haiphong on 1st January, 1887, was 323 exclusive of officials. The Chinese population is ai 4,700, and the Annamite population 3,800. A number of small steamers ply regularly between Hanoi and Haiphong. Haiphong is connected by submarine cable with Saigon and Hongkong.
DIRECTORY.
Government Offices.
RESIDENCE.
Besident-Ch. de Pincé
Vice Resident-Timeau, president du Tri-
bunal
Chancelier-Ch. Adamolle
Commis-Courandy, Fontaine, Pellereau, O'Héger y de Magnières, de l'Orza de Mout Orso, Reichemberg, Delmas Lieut. Commandant la Milice-Jacob Adjudant-Hnet.
Commissaire de Police-Vallin
DIRECTION DU PORT DE COMMERCE. Capitaine du Port-Eck Maitre de Port-Guill on
Gardien chef de Phare à Hondan--Gervais id. -Dore, Lec'oarec
Timoniors
Lo
Pilots.
'oq, George, Vlavianos, Crochet, Bard, Georges, Gardonne, Heunesal, Gly, Hervé
SERVICE DES DOUANES DE L'ANNAM T DU TONQUIN.
Sons Direction à teiphong. Sous Directeur de l'Anaam et du Tonquin
-Bonneau
Secrétariat.
Contrôleur-S. Sulabelle Commis Auxiliare-Wickel
ler. Bureau.
Controleur-Cornillon Commis-Benigni Préposé-J. Bonnat
2e Bureau.
Commis--Jardonnet Préposé-Dehaëne
Bureau de Haiphong.
Contrôleur-Messier, chef de bureau Commis-Cotton, Hugeuin, Chaillet, Ro-
bin, Beauvais
Commis Auxiliaire-Stem
Préposés Auxiliaires-Roques, Cessat
Service Actif.
| Contrileur-J. E. Delestre, clef du ser-
vice actit
Commis Aux.-- Joublin, Shewing, Ferrari Brigadier-Cluess
Sous Brigadier-Le Gonidee Préposés-Hubert, Vaumoron, Sourgens. Frayhier, Le Bescond, Lecauchois, Le Quiniat, Douillard, Thérèse, Canu Préposés Auriliaires-Fievet, Cornette, Monnard, Devoto, Lapeyre, Corras, Cogler