CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 295

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coast, and after making one successful trip and one on which she had to return on account of rough weather, she had to proceed to Haiphong for repairs. She has now returned to Hoihow and will shortly begin running again. It is said that M, Marty, the owner of most of the steamers running between Hong Kong and Haiphong, intends to put two large steamers on the same line. The fare charged to Ngai Chu and back, i.e., round the island, is 8 dollars for Chinese and 16 dollars for foreigners. The small vessel was well patronized on her first trip.

A French architect, M. Labeye, is at present in Hoihow superintending the con- struction of a French hospital and post-office on the piece of new ground presented to the French Vice-Consul last year by the Chinese authorities. river front adjoining Messrs. Schomberg's property, and is most conveniently situated The gronnd is on the for the objects for which it was acquired, viz., the transfer of the existing hospital and post-office from the Chinese houses at present occupied to foreign houses to be con- structed on the new site.

M. Labeye's brother is also here, superintending a Hsiao Wei Hsing lottery.

I have, &c. (Signed) E. T. C. WERNER.