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HOIHOW (IN HAINAN-PAKHOI

Hainan Straits, between Hoihow and the mainland-the Lien-chau peninsula-is about twelve miles. As regards health, Hoihow compares favourably with other parts of Hainan, though fever and ague are said to prevail to some extent. The port is badly supplied with water.

The approaches to the shore are extremely shallow, so that loading and unloading can only be carried on at certain states of the tide. Despite this disadvantage, however, the advent of foreign steamers has given a considerable impulse to trade, and Hoihow now almost vies with the Formosan ports in importance. The town itself contains about 12,000 souls, and is governed by a Tsan-fu, or Lieutenant-Colonel; the population of Kiungchow being 41,000. The native mercantile population, though respectable, is by no means rich. No foreign settlement has as yet been formed, but H.B.M. Consulate obtained a site after 14 years' negotiations. The foreign residents at present number about a score. The value of the whole trade of the port in 1893 was Tls. 2,888,818 as compared with Tls. 2,100,932 in 1892 and Tls. 2,079,689 in 1891. A large export trade in pigs, poultry, eggs, and provisions is carried on with Hongkong.

A harbour light was opened on the 15th June and another at Lamkoo (western entrance of the Hainan Straits) on the 15th November last. A third light is in course of construction at Cape Canio, and will probably be completed during January this year.

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

DIRECTORY

Carl C. and Mrs. Jeremiassen Dr. H. M. and Mrs. McCandliss

Rev. Frank P. and Mrs. Gilman (abst.) Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Melrose

Rev. A. E. Street

Rev. P. W. and Mrs. McClintock

Rev. Wm. J. Leverett

Dr. E. D. and Mrs. Vanderburgh Miss Etta M. Montgomery Miss K. L. Scharffer

CONSULATES

GERMANY

Charged with German Interests-F.

S. Unwin

GREAT BRITAIN, Kiungchow

Acting Consul-Ernest F. Bennett Constable and Postmaster-D. S.

Heaysman

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Acting Commissioner-F. S. Unwin Assistant-C. E. Holworthy

Acting Tidesurveyor and Harbour

Master-C. J. Price

Assistant Examiner G. D. Sharnhorst Tidewaiters-H. C. Sherinan, W. R.

Comrie, J. Walker, R. Henkel

MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and

Shipping Agent

A. R. Marty (Hongkong)

E. P. Sequeira

PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. José Manuel Diegues

Rev. João Baptista Láo

寶森 Sum.b0.

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

mission Agents

Aug. Schomburg

L. Jüdell (Pakhoi)

Agencies

Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. Nanshan Steamship Company

North China Insurance Co., Ld.

Canton Insurance Office, Limited

Deutsche Transport Versicherungs Ges. Badische Schifffahrts Assec. Ges. Prussian National Insurance Co. South British Insce. Co., N. Zealand

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