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FRENCH MISEION.

Right Rev. Aug. Chausse

Rev. A. Béal, pro-vicaire

Rev. Sorin, procurator

CANTON-SWATOW.

Rev. E. Mioux, director of Orphanage Rev. J. Gérardin

LODGE "STAR OF SOUTHERN CHINA,"

No. 2013, C.E.

W. M.-J. Christie

S. I.—R. W. H. Wood

J. W.-C. H. Pa'mer

Treas, and Sec.--N. E. Bryant

S. D.-J. F. Wales

J. D.-L. A. Brworth

D. of C.-D. Reid

I. G.-G. H. Brunt

Tyler-C. Lindberg

VICEROY'S GUNBOATS.

"CHEN-TO."

7 Guns. 250 Tone. 75 H.P. Commender-Jas. Stewart

1st Lieutenant-J. W. Lowson 2nd do.

-E. H. Summers

Chief Engineer-Joo. Pender 2nd do. -Jas. Sinclair Gunner-F. Lord

"SUITSING."

Commander-John Caller

1st Lieutenant-J. B. Murray 2nd

do.

-A. MacDevitt

Chief Engineer-John Whyte * 2nd

-E. Lamont

do.

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SWATOW.

Swatow the au ipathy to foreigners was of much longer duration. The British Cousul In 1866 a visit was made was held tee: nically to r side at Cha'o-chow-fu, and subsequat to 1861 several in- effectual attempts were made to pass through its gat s.

under more favourable circumstances, but it is only within the last few years that the population bas r frained from annoyance an insult to foreigners within its walls. In 1862 the lease of a piece of land was applied for and granted to the British Government on the north bank of the river about a mile from Swatow, but so strong were the demonstrations of the populice against it that the matter fell through. Foreign residene s, n wever, commenced to spring up here and there, and many of them are consequently somewhat scatt r. d, though the uajority are in or near the town of Swaton. The yearly iner asing traffic of the port bas led to much over- crowding on the narrow strip of land on which it is built, and since February, 1877, no less than 21 acres have been reclaimed from the sea, the greater part of which is now covered with shops and bouses.

The climate of Swatow is said to be very salubrious. The town cecupies, how- ever, an unenviable position as regards typhoons, on account of being opposite the lower mouth of the Formosa Channel and it has on many occasion.8 ben subjected to all the violence of these terrible storms, which almost every year sweep across the lower east of China. The population of Swatow is estimated at 30,000.

The foreign trade of Swatow has never b en large, but of late years it has shown a slight increase. The proximity of the port to Hongkong, which can be reached in from 15 to 20 hours, no doubt tells agai: st it, as it enables the Chinese to conduct their own import business. The quantity of Opium imported bas decreased very considerably lately, the total in 1882 being 3,667 piculs as compared with 4,665 picula in 1881, 8,760 piculs in 1880, and 10,063 picula in 1879. The quantity of Tea exported is very small, and reached ouly 6,427 picule in 1882. A consid rable trade is done in Sugar, there being 1,216,535 piculs exported in 1882, which shows a steady rate of production. A large Sugar Refinery, the property of the China Sugar Refining Co. A large bean-cake of Hongkong, has been erected here, and is now actively at work, factory was also started in 1882. The value of the trade of the port for 1882 was Tls. 19,671,417, as co upared with Tls. 19,442,301 in 1881.

SWATOW.

Swatow, which was first thrown open to foreigners by Lord Elgin's Treaty, is situated at the mouth of the river Han, near the eastern border of the Kwangtung province, in lat. 23 deg. 20 min. 43 sec. N., and long. 116 deg. 39 min. 3 sec. E. It is the shipping port for the city of Cha'o-chow-fu, the seat of the local government, 35 miles inland, and San-Ho-Pa, forty miles farther up the river.

Swatow is built on the northern bank of the Han, which forms part of an alluvial plain through which the branches of the river flow. The shore on the opposite side is bold and striking, the hills stretching away to the coast and forming what is known to 82a-going people as the "Cape of Good Hope;" Pagoda Hill rises at the opposite side; and in a direct line from this lies the large island of Namoa.

The first foreign trading depôt in this locality was inaugurated at Namoa, where the opium ress is used to anchor, but it was subsequently removed to Double Island, which is situated just inside the river and is four miles from Swatow. Foreigner bere male themselves notorious in the early years of the settlement by the kidnapping of coolies, and so strong was the feeling shown against them by the natives that no foreigners were safe far from Double Island, while they were strictly forbidden to enter Swatow, and it was not until 1861 that they could do so. In the country round

Consulates.

大英領事官

Ta-Eng nian-880-kwan.

GREAT BRITAIN,

DIRECTORY.

Consul-William Gregory (absent)

do. Officiating-G. Phillips

Iterpreter-G. Brown

Post-office Agent-G. Brown Constable-Henry Sage

大美國領事官 Tae-me-kwoh-ling-sz-koon. UNITED STATES. Baron von Seckendorff, in charge

AUSTRIA.

Consul Gérant-G. Phillips

FRANCE.

Vice-Consul-G. Phillips

NETHERLANDS.

Consul-Thomas William Richardson (ab-

Bent)

Acting Consul-Robt. H. Hill

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DENMARK.

Consul-robert Craig