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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 Tonkin 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 seaboard. It was hoped that it would 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) in 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 proportions. In 1892 the value of the trade was Tls. 4,493,650 as compared with Tls. 4,101,730 in 1891. The exports are sugar, oil, rice, tea, &c. The progress of the trade has been checked in some degree by the opening of frontier stations to French trade, goods now finding their way into Kwangsi through Tonkin.

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.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Rev. E. B. Beauchamp

Dr. E. G. Horder

CONSULATES

FRANCE

府事領國法大

DIRECTORY

Vice-Consul-Camille Gauthier (abt.)

Gérant du V.-Consulat-Gaston Kahn Lettré-Tchéou Dje Tsing

GREAT BRITAIN

also

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Consular Agency GERMANY, Consular Agency

Officiating Consul-M. F. A. Fraser Constable--M. Johnson

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Acting Commissioner-H. M. Hillier Asst. and Medical Officer-A. S. Deane Assistant-H. E. Wolf

Tidesvr.and H'bour Mr.-L.A.Byworth Examiner-C. Wanderleach

Tidewaiters-E. T. Meling, W. Johns-

ford, A. A. du Bord

堂主天

MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS

Rev. Père Houery, Pakhoi

Rev. Père Mioux, Wicahan Rev. Père Ferrand, do. Rev. Père Roudière, do.

Rev. Père A. Grimaud, Yam-chau Rev. Père Veaux, Ling-Shan Rev. Père Marechal, Shek-hing

Rev. Père Fleureau, Kô-chau

Rev. Père Le Taillandier, do.

Rev. Père Chagot, Lui-chau

Rev. Père Zimmemann, do.

Rev. Père Grandpierre, Chuk-shan Rev. Père Ruel,

do.

寶森 Sum-60

SCHOMBURG & Co., A., Merchants and Com-

mission Agents

Aug. Schomburg (Hoihow)

L. Jüdell

Oscar Noodt (Europe) Agencies

Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. North China Insurance Co., Limited Canton Insurance Office, Limited Deutsche Transport Vers. Ges., in Berlin Badische Schiffahrts Assecuranz Ges.

Badische Rück und Mitvers. Ges. Prussian National Insurance Co.

South British Insur. Co., New Zealand Java Agency Company, Limited