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CONSULAT De France

MENGTZU-LUNGCHOW

Consul-E. Rocher (absent)

Acting Consul-H. Leduc

Clerk-de Brancion

關自蒙 Mom.je-kwan

CUSTOMS IMPERIAL MARITIME

DIRECTORY

Commissioner-A. P. Happer, Jr. Assistant-C. E. Tanant

Do. -E. K. Bull

Assistant Examiner-C. W. de Berigny Tidewaiters-J. A. Berthet, H. J. Sharp-

les

IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPHS; Adminis-

tration Yun-kwei Provinces

Director-Li Pi-ch'ang (Yun-nan-fu)

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Engineer Ch. Jensen (Yan-nan-fu) Manager-Ku Ch'ang-ling

MISSION ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS

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Monseigneur Fenouil, Bishop of Téné- dos and Vicar Apost. of Yun-nan Rev. J. M. Leguilcher, Pro-Vicaire Rev. Ch. M. de Gorostarzu, Procureur Revs. J. M. Delavay, J. M. Birbes, E. E. Maire, P. M. Mandard, M. Oster, P. Bonhomme, Cl. M. Maire, P. F. Vial, Ch. Aug. Loiselet, L. C. Bouil- lon, C. F. Mas-son, P. M. Boutmy, J. Cl. Excoffier, A. Trovel, H. Å. Mathon, J. Doyon, H. Tapponnier, Badie, Gaudir, Ducloux

LUNGCHOW

This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping rivers, in lat. 22 deg. 21 min. N., and long. 106 deg. 45 min. E., near the western border of the province of Kwangsi, and has been selected as the seat of the frontier trade with Tonkin. The continuation of the two above rivers is known as the Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nan-ning. The town is prettily placed in a circular valley surrounded by high mountains, and has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 20,000. Lung- chow, from a military point of view, is considered, by the Chinese, to be a place of much importance and large bodies of troops are massed in the neighbouring districts. It was opened to the Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade existing has been of a very petty description, and will continue so, until reliable and cheap means of transportation are established in Tonkin between Haiphong and Langson. A railway is now under construction from Phu-lang-thuong (eight hours by steamer from Haiphong) to the latter place, and may be completed some time during 1891. Telegraphic communication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mêngtză in Yunnan, via Po-sê, and with places in Tonkin. An establishment of the Imperial Maritime Customs is maintained here.

署事領國法大

CONSULAT DE FRANCE

DIRECTORY

Gérant du Consulat-Camille Gaston

Kahn

Chancelier substitue-G. P. Fargeas Writer-Ma Wan-hsiang

Lung-chow Hsin Kuan

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS

Commissioner-Francis H. Carl Clerk-J. Berthelot

Assistant Examiner-W. Keeble Chinese Clerk-Chan Shiu Shang

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