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AMOY-FORMOSA

Straits Insurance Company, Limited Java Sea & Fire Insurance Company

Scottish Imperial Insurance Company

Straits Fire Insurance Company, Ld.

La Foncière Cie. d'Assurances

行線電 fr Tin-sin hong

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY

EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND

CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY; Offices,

Kulangsu and Amoy

A. Suenson, superintendent

J. Hansen, electrician F. E. Carvalho

TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION-CHINESE

C. H. Chang, manager

THOMSEN, CAPT. J. E., Hotel, Kulangsoo

Tong-cheong

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WHITFIELD & Co., JAMES, Druggists, Pho-

tographers and Commission Agents

Jas. Whitfield

Kwong-sun

WILSON, WALTER, Commission Agent and

Auctioneer

Anderson, Mrs. James Anderson, Mrs. Joseph Benham, Miss E. Bono, Mrs. Bouche, Mrs.

Boyd, Mrs.

Brown, Mrs.

Brown, Miss Bushmann, Mrs. Cappon, Miss E. M. Carling, Miss Carvalho. Mrs. C. C. Cass, Mrs. Francis Edwards, Mrs. St. J. H. Fagg, Mrs. J. G. Fahmy, Mrs. A. Farrow, Mrs.

Fiendel, Mrs.

Forrest, Mrs.

Graham, Miss L.

Green, Miss F.

Harley, Mrs.

Hansen, Mrs.

Hauenstien, Mrs.

Hewett, Mrs.

Hobson, Mrs.

Hobson, Miss

Howard, Mrs.

LADIES' DIRECTORY

Howard, Miss

Howie, Mrs. J. M. Hughes, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs. Johnson, Miss J. M. Johnstone, Miss J. Joseland, Mrs. F. P. Kip, Mrs. L. W. Lecky, Miss H. Lewis, Mrs. Lövström, Miss Lührss, Mrs.

MacGowan, Mrs. J. MacGowan, Miss M. Maclagan, Miss G. J. McGregor, Miss Malcampo, Mrs. Marcal, Mrs. Marcäl, Miss Mathews, Mrs. Miller, Miss O.

Morrison, Miss M. Nicholls, Mrs. Nicholls, Miss L. Nunes, Mrs. Orr, Mrs.

Otte, Mrs. J. A. Parslow, Miss

FORMOSA

Pitcher, Mrs.

Poletti, Mrs.

Powell, Mrs.

Ramsay, Miss L. Remedios, Mrs. C. C. Remedios, Mrs. E. G. Ringer, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. R. M、 Santos, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Saunders, Miss. Simoens, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Miss Steele, Miss

Stellingwerf, Mrs. Suenson, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Sykes, Mrs. Agnes Talmage, Miss K. M, Talmage, Miss M. E. Thompson, Mrs. H. Thomsen, Mrs. VanDyck Mrs. A. S. Williamson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. T. W、 Zwemer, Miss N,

This island, one of the largest in Asia, is situated between latitude 22 and 26 degrees N., and longitude 120 and 122 degrees E., and is separated from the coast of Fukien, China, by a channel about one hundred miles in width. Its name Formosa, signifying "beautiful island," was conferred by the Portuguese, the first Europeans to visit it, but it is called Taiwan (Great Bay) by the Chinese, to whom it has belonged since 1661. It is said that the Japanese endeavoured to form a colony in the island in 1620, but large numbers of Chinese were settled there prior to that date. The Dutch arrived in 1634, and founded several settlements, and traces of their occupation are still to be found in the island, but they were compelled in 1661 to retire by the Chinese