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AMOY.
city and suburbs is about eight miles, containing a population of 300,000, while that of the island is estimated at 100,000 more. The harbour is one of the best on the coast; there is good holding ground in the outer harbour, and vessels can anchor in the inner, within a short distance of the beach, and be perfectly secure; the tide rises and falls from fourteen to sixteen feet. The western side of the harbour, here from six hundred and seventy-five to eight hundred and forty yards wide, is formed by the island of Kulangsu. It is a picturesque little spot and maintains a rural population of 3,500 people. Eastwar of Amoy is the island of Quemoy or Kinmun (Golden Har- bour), presenting a striking contrast in the low foreground on its south shore to the high land on Amoy." The population of the city is, however, now estimated at 95,600. There is little to be said about the city. It ranks as a third class city in China, but it bears no comparison to Canton in wealth or general appearance. It is con- sidered, even for China, to be very dirty, and its inhabitants are unusually squalid in their habits. There are several places of interest to foreigners in the vicinity, and excursions can be made to Chang-chow-fu, the chief city of the department of that name, and situated about 35 miles from Amoy. The island of Kulangsu is about a third of a mile from Amoy, and the residences of nearly all the foreigners are to be found there, although most of the foreign business is transacted on the Amoy side. There are three granite docks at Amoy, the largest being 310 feet by 60 feet; they are owned and managed by foreigners. A small shipping sheet called Amoy Gazette is published daily. The foreign residents number about 280.
There has always been a comparatively good trade done at Amoy. There is frequent and pretty regular steamer communication with Hongkong, Swatow, and Foochow. Direct communication with Manila and the Straits Settlements is also maintained. The total export of Tea for 1886 was 158,284 piculs as against 174,494 piculs in 1885. The export of Sugar for 1886 was 226,032 piculs, compared with 197,861 piculs in 1885. The net importation of Opium for 1886 was 7,768 piculs as compared with 9,610 piculs in 1885. The total value of the foreign trade of the port for 1886 was Tls. 11,398,546, against Tis. 11,964,240 in 1885.
DIRECTORY.
Consulates.
* Tai Ying ling-su-ge-mong.
GREAT BRITAIN.
R. J. Forrest, consul
E. L. B. Allen, interpreter
W. B. Fitzgibbon, acting assistant and
Post Office agent
C. P. Simões, clerk
W. Lewis, constable
門衙事頠國美大
Tai-me-kok ling-su ge-mong.
UNITED STATES,
(For Amoy and Formosa).
Wm. S. Crowell, consul
Francis Cass, acting vice-consul
W. M. Davis, marshal and clerk U Lai Un, interpreter
門衙事頜西蘭法大 Ta Fuh-lan-se ling-su ge-mong. FRANCE.
Tomas Ortuño, in charge of French in-
terests
A. Souza, secretary
門衙事頜洋西大
Ta se-yong ling-su ge-mong. PORTUGAL.
Tomas Ortuño, consul
A. Souza, secretary
門衙事領國德大
Tai-tek-kok ling-su ge-mong. GERMANY.
(For the Fohkien Province and Formosa).
Dr. jur. H. Gabriel, consul
B. Krause, interpreter
F. Seitz, secretary
Hsü Chi, writer
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