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FRENCH CONSULATE.

Consul-Comte de Kergaradec Chancelier-Aumitte

CUSTOMS.

Chief Commissioner—Lalande

Commis.-Messier, Larozière

Tide-Surveyor-Rocné

SERVICE DES VIVRES

Chargé du Service-- Felanncau

AGENCIES.

Schriever & Co., agents-

HANOI-HUE-TURON.

DIRECTORY.

North China Insurance Company Union Insurance Society of Canton Transatlantic Fire Insurance Com-

pany of Hamburg

FRENCH MISSION.

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Père Laudais, prètre

Merchants, Professions, Trades, &c.

De Beire, café-restaurant

Gatty

Perrin, restaurateur

Santucci

Schriever & Co., merchants and commis.

sion agents

W. Schriever, (Haiphong)

O. von der Heyde

J. F. Schriever, (Haiphong)

MILITARY.

Commander of Troops-Berthe de Villers Captains-Bouchet, Guillotau Lieutenants-Rayband, Petitjean Roget Sub-Lieutenants-L'Hermith, D'Hraldde

Brésis

Paymaster-Bomis Surgeon-Hamou

HUE.

Hué, the capital of the kingdom of Aunam, is situated on a small scarcely navigable river called by the French the Hué river, which debouches on the coast in about lat. 16 deg. 29 min. N., and long. 107 deg. 38 min. E. Hué is a walled city and possesses an arsenal. It has no imposing buildings such as distinguish most Orientals capitals, and the streets are mean and dirty. There are no European residents in this place, except the Roman Catholic missionaries and the French Minister and attachés.

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TURON.

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Turon, situated about 40 miles south-east of Hué, is the sea port for the capital. Turou 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. As no French Custom House exists, statistics are difficult to gather. 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 is not, strictly speaking, an open port, but practically it is and has been so regarded for some time. Coal mines have been opened here, but the quality proved rather disap- pointing, though it is believed that deeper workings would yield better mineral.