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PAKHOI.

Pakhoi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention in 1876. It is situated on the Gulf of Tonquin in long. 190 deg. 13 min. E. and lat. 21 deg. 30 min. N. The British Consul hoisted his flag on the 1st May, 1877, and the foreigners were well received by the natives. Pakhoi is the port for the important city of Lien-chau, from whence considerable quantities of foreign piece goods are distributed over the country lying between the West River and the sea-board. It is believed that it will also become one great outlet for the trade of the province of Kwangsi. The trade was formerly almost exclusively in the hands of Chinese, who transhipped goods from Hongkong and Macao (chiefly the latter) iu native bottoms, and in 1877 the value of the trade passing through the Foreign Customs amounted to no more than Tls. 11,714, but after 1878 it gradually attained respectable pro- portions. In 1888 the value of the trade was Tls. 4,391,450 as compared with Tls. 4,136,616 in 1887, and Tls. 2,978,759, in 1886. The exports are sugar, oil,

rice, tea, &c.

The town is situated on a small peninsula and faces nearly due North. It stands at the foot of a bluff nearly forty feet high, which deprives it of the South-west breeze in summer, while in winter it is exposed to the full force of the North-east monsoon. From the bluff an extensive uncultivated plain stretches, over which there is good sport, geese, duck, snipe, plover, quail, and pigeons being found in abundance. The climate is considered to be very salubrious. The estimated population of the port is 25,000. No port in China is more easily approached and entered than that of Pakhoi. The landmarks are conspicuous and unmistakeable. The channel is wide and deep and has no hidden danger to be avoided. The anchorage is a mile and a half from the town. There is good landing at high water, but at ebb tide only for small boats.

BRITISH CONSULATE.

Consul-B. C. G. Scott (absent)

DIRECTORY.

Acting Consul―E. L. B. Allen, also in

charge of Austro-Hungarian and German interests

Constable-M. Johnson

府事頜國法大

FRENCH Consulate.

Vice-Consul-Camille Gauthier

Chinese Secretary-Tchéou Dje Tsing

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS.

Acting Commissioner-H. B. Morse Assistant and Medical ()fficer—A. S. Deane Clerk-W. H. Brennan

Tidesurveyor and

Brennan

Examiner-J. Liaigre

Harbourmaster-W.

Tidewaiters-F. Benson, W. Helfer

Chinese Clerks-Ch'an Shü-fan, Chun King

Schomburg & Co., A. agents-

Scottish Oriental S. S. Co., Ld.

Deutsche Transport Versicherungs Ges

Association of Planters in Deli, Lang-

kat and Serdang

Java Agency Co., Ld.

昌瑞

Sui.chang.

Herton & Co., inerchants

Ed. Herton (Hoihow)

Sum-bo.

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

mission agents

Aug. Schomburg

L. Jüdell (Hoibow)

Oscar Noodt, do.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Rev. W. Light

Rev. E. B. Beauchamp

Dr. E. G. Horder

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MISSIONS ETRANGERES.

Rev. Père Grimaud

Prussian National Insurance Co. of Rev. Péres Beckmeur, Chagot, Ferrand,

North China Insurance Co., Ld.

Stettin

Canton Insurance Office, Ld.

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Fleurean, Grandpierre, Honéry, Maré-

chal, Merel, Roudière, Zimmermann

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