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CANTON-WHAMPOA

局報電國中

**+ Chung-kwok Tin-po-kuk TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE; Adminis-

tration Two Kwang Provinces Director-Sheng Chau Wye

Sub-Director-Shim In Shuen

Manager-O. Möller

VANIA, R. D., Merchant and Comn. Agent

WALES, J. F., M.D., Medical Practitioner

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房藥大氏臣屈 Wat-sun-sz tai-yeuk-fong WATSON & Co., A. S., LIMITED, "The Can- ton Dispensary," Chemists and Drug-

gists, Aerated Water Manufacturers,

Wine, Spirit, and Cigar Merchants

S. C. Jex, manager

Lai Shun Ting

盛興

Hing-sing

WENDT, F. A., Merchant and Comn. Agent

LADIES' DIRECTORY

Adams, Mrs., Shameen Barretto-Gutierrez, Mrs., Honam Beattie, Mrs., Kuk-fau (absent) Bone, Mrs., Shameen Bose, Mrs. von, Shameen Bourne, Mrs., Shameen Brenan, Mrs. E. V., Shameen Bridie, Mrs., Shameen

Butler, Miss, Kuk-fau (absent) Cinatti, Mrs., Shameen Cinatti, Miss, Shameen Cruz, Miss da, Shameen Fearon, Mrs., Shameen Fulton, Mrs., Shameen

Fulton, Miss, M.D., Kuk-fau (absent) Glover, Mrs., Shameen (absent) Graves, Mrs., Ng Sin Mun

Green, Miss, Ng Sin Mun

Hayden, Mrs., Honam

Henry, Mrs., Yan Chai Yi-kuk

Huart, Mrs. Imbault (absent)

Hubrig, Mrs., Yau Lan Mun (absent) Hubrig, Miss, Yau Lan Mun Hummel, Mrs., Whampoa Jorgensen, Mrs., Honam

Kerr, Mrs., Canton Hospital (absent) Kollecker, Mrs., Yau Lan Mun Lohmann, Mrs., Yau Lan Mun Lewis, Miss, Kuk-fau

May, Mrs., Shameen

May, Miss, Shameen May, Miss F., Shameen

McMinn, Miss, Ng Sin Mun

Moorhead, Mrs. T. D., Shameen

Niles, Miss M. W., M.D., Canton Hospital North, Miss, Ng Sin Mun

Noyes, Miss, Kuk-fau (absent) Noyes, Mrs., Fa-tei

Nyrup, Miss, Honam

Pape, Mrs., Shameen

Parker, Mrs., Tsang Sha

Pearce, Mrs., Shameen (absent) Rocher, Mrs., Shameen Ruff, Mrs., Shameen

Seymour, Mrs., Shameen Silva, Mrs. Eça da, Shameen Simmons, Mrs., Ng Sin Mun Swan, Mrs., Canton Hospital Taylor, Mrs., Shameen

Unwin, Mrs., Shameen (absent) Voscamp, Mrs., Yau Lan Mun Wales, Mrs., Shameen (absent) Wells, Miss, Shameen Wenyon, Mrs., Fatshan Wiese, Mrs., Shameen Williams, Mrs., Shameen Wisner, Mrs., Fa-tei

Wyon, Mrs., Imperial Chinese Mint

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, dwindled to very small proportions, and Whampoa is now almost deserted. A branch of the Maritime Customs is stationed here. The large mud docks formerly belonging to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com- pany were sold some years ago to the Chinese Government and have since been used for the gunboat squadron. 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 conspicuous objects from the river. The first of these, called the Whampoa Pagoda, is built on an island rising abruptly from the