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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)-WHAMPOA.

DIRECTORY.

399

BRITISH CONSULATE.

KIUNGCHÓW.

Acting Consul-T. Watters Constable T. Windsor

Chinese Writer-Wu Tzu-ch′êng

UNITED STATES CONSULATE,

Consular Agent T. Watters

GERMAN CONSULATE.

Consular Agent--T. Watters

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS. Assistant-in-Charge-J. F. Schoenicke Assistant and Medical Officer-E. A.

Aldridge

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-W

Rae

Assistant Examiner-H. J. Brockdorf Tidewaiters-G. A. Dissmeyer, H. Heather,

E. Momsen

MERCHANTS, &c.

Tung-hing.

Avetoom & Co., merchants and com-

mission agents

John Leon Avetoom

Bruce, Rob. E., commission agent

瑞昌洋行

Sui-chang-yeung-hong.

Herton & Co., merchants

Edward Herton (Pakhoi)

Jeremiassen, Carl C., independent Pro-

testant missionary

森寶洋行

Sum-bo-yang-hong.

Schomburg & Co., A., merchants and com-

mission agents

A. Schomburg

Ad. Schomburg

AGENCIES.

Herton & Co., agents-

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation

Austrian Insurance Co. "Donau." Scottist Imperial Insurance Company Correspondents Yangtsze Insurance

Association

Schomburg & Co., A., agents-

North China Insurance Co., Limited Prussian National Insurance Co. of

Stettin

KIUNGCHOW.

Herton & Co., merchants

Edward Herton (Pakhoi)

Oscar Noodt

PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION.

Rev. José Vicente Costa.

Oscar Noodt

Rev. Athanasio A. Tang

WHAMPOA.

This 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 Pearl River. The trade in sailing vessels has, 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. A Government Torpedo School has been established here.

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 considered 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.

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