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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN)—WHAMPOA,

AGENCIES.

Herton & Co., agents-

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor-

poration

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. Scottish Imperial Insurance Company Correspondents Yangtsze Insurance

Association, Limited Correspondents Straits Insurance Co.,

Limited

Schomburg & Co., A., ugvils --

Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. North China Insurance Co., Limited Canton Insurance Office, Ld.

871

Prussian National Insurance Co. of

Stettin

Deutsche Transport Versicherungs Ges,

KIUNGCHOW.

Herton & Co., merchanis

Edward Her'on

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIan Mission.

Carl C. Jeremiassen

Henry M. McCandliss, M.D.

Rev. Frank P. Gilman

PORTUGUESE CATHOLIO MISSION.

Rev. J. J. Baptista

Rev. A. 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; but since the placing of barriers in the river at the time of the France- Chinese war, steamers have been obliged to anchor here. A British Vice-Consulate is stationed at Whampoa, and a branch of the Maritime Customs. 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 c nspicuous 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 bill 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 rovincial capital.

The importance of Whampoa is now a thing of the past. The place will always, however, possess some interest for foreigners, since the earliest recollections of foreign commercial intercourse with China are associated with it, all foreign ships being in old times compelled to anchor at Whampoa.

BRITISH VICE CONSULATE.

DIRECTORY.

Acting Vice-Consul-H. Bancraft Joly Constable-J. H. Jones Linguist-Li Po-cho

IMPERIAL TORPEDO AND SEAMINE DEPARTMENTS.

Wong Pau-cheng, manager

Taai Sih-yung,

do.

Lieut. E. Kretzschmar, instructor

IMPERIAL DocK YARD.

Wong Pau-cheng, manager Süng Fang-ba,

do.

NAVAL AND MILITARY ACADEMY. Woo Chung-chang, president

Tsai Sih-yung, dir etor

Captain A. Teukhoff, teacher

Richards

do.

Jeme Tien-yow, Fong-kai, Tong Kun.

ming, Chow-king Lam, teachers

IMPERIAL MARITIMS CUSTOMS. Tide Surveyor in charge-J. W. Patensson Bat Officer-

Tidewaiter-W. T. Adams

Probationary Tidewaiters-F. A. Pearson,

A. F. Schepens, G. Neapen Watchers-C. J. J. J. de Hart, W. W.

Aspinwall, A. Klein, H. M. Edgell