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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)-WHAMPOA.

BRITISH CONSULATE.

KIUNGCHOW.

Acting Consul-J. N. Jordan Constable Robert E. Bruce Chinese Writer-Wu Tzu-ch'êng

DIRECTORY.

UNITED STATES CONSULATE. Consular Agent―J. N. Jordan

GERMAN Consulate.

Consular Agent-J. N. Jordan

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS. Assistant-in-Charge-F. Schjöth

Assistant and Medical Officer-E. A.

Aldridge

Assistant Tidesurveyor and Acting Harbour

Master-J. Poynter

Assistant Examiner-J. H. Allcot

Tidewaiters T. Williamson, G. Baldwin

MERCHANTS.

瑞昌洋行

Sui-chang-yeung-hong.

Herton & Co., commission merchants

Edward Herton

L. Jüdell

森寶洋行

Sum-bo-yang-hong.

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Schomburg, A., merchant and commission

agent-

AGENCIES.

Herton & Co., agents-

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation

Union Insurance Society of Canton Austrian Insurance Co. "Donau." North German Fire Insurance Co. Scottish Imperial Fire and Life Insu-

rance Company

Schomburg, A., agent-

North China Insurance Co.

Prussian National Insurance Co. of

Stettin

MISSIONARIES.

(Kiungchow)

PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION.

Rev. José Vicente Costa

Rev. Matheus M. Leong

Rev. Athanasio A. A. Tang

Hoihow.

Carl C. Jeremiassen, independent Pro-

testant

WHAMPOA.

The village was formerly the seat of a large portion of the foreign trade with Canton, as foreign sailing vessels are not allowed to go farther up the River. The trade in sailing vessels bas, however, fallen off very much, and Whampoa is now almost deserted. A British Vice-Consulate is stationed here, and a branch of the Maritime Customs, but there are no other foreigners. The large docks formerly belonging to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company here have been sold to the Chinese Government, and even of the grog shops only one remains.

The village, known as Bamboo Town, is a dirty and unattractive place, without any feature of interest, but the scenery round is picturesque and pleasing. Two lofty pagodas on neighbouring eminences are conspicuous objects from the river. The first of these, called the Whampoa Pagoda, is built on an island rising abruptly from the river to the height of 100 feet. It was erected about the year 1598, and is very much out of repair. A good sized tree grows from the brickwork at the summit. The other pagoda, called the First Bar Pagoda, is nearer to Canton, and occupies a hill which is consider d the guardian hill of the province. It was built between the years 1621 and 1628 as a palladium to the water way of the provincial capital.