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FORMOSA-TAMSUI AND KELUNG

sulphur springs also exist in the north of the island. The interior of the island is, however, still practically unexplored. One great drawback to the island is its want of good harbours, which is more especially felt on account of the strength of the monsoons in the Formosa Channel. Those on the eastern side are few and neither commodious nor accessible, while on the west coast most of the harboure are little better than open roadsteads. Taipeh is the capital of Formosa, but Tainan-fu is the chief city in point of population. The open ports are four in number — Takow and Tainan-fu in the south, and Tamsui and Kelung in the north. The latter was held for some months in 1884-5 by the French, under Admiral Courbet, but was evacuated on the 21st June, 1885. The rivers of Formosa are few, shallow, and winding, only navigable to small flat-bottomed boats. The scenery is delightful, and the climate is very pleasant in the winter, but hot and malarious in the wet season. There is a railway from Kelung to Tekcham, and the Japanese are extending it southwards to Takow

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Stationed at the Capital, TAIPEH-FU (Taihoku)

Governor-General of Formosa-Lieutenant-General Baron M. NocI

Chief of Civil Affairs Bureau-S. Sone

Chief of Army Staff- Major-General Baron N. Tatsumi

Chief of Navy Staff-Rear-Admiral Tsunoda

Chief of Financial Bureau-S. Sone

CHIEFS OF SECTIONS

Governor-General's Secretariat

Personnel -F. Otori

Registration and Archives--T. Sano

Civil Affairs Bureau

Foreign Affairs--F. Sugimura

Local Administration--F. Sugimura Sanitary S. Kato

Judicial Affairs-K. Oshima

Chief of the Higher Court-Judge Mizuo

Prefect of Taipeh-B. Hashiguchi

Do., Shinchiku(Teckcham)—T.Sakurai

Do., Taichung-Y. Murakami

Do., Kagi-S. Ogura

Do., Tainan-S. Isogai Do., Hosan-S. Kinoshita

Sub-Prefect of Gilan-K. Saigo

Agricultural and Industrial-K. Kimura Educational Affairs-K. Kodama (temp.) Communications-S. Kikuchi Police Affairs-M. Seki

Financial Bureau

Revenue-Z. Nakamura Accounts-T. Iwai

Subsistence and Pay-K. Kamigata

Public Works-S. Takatsu

Sub-Prefect of Taito--C. Sagara

Chief of Insular Office, Pescadores-K.

Ishuin

Political Adviser, Takow-W. Wykeham

Myers, M.B.

TAMSUI AND KELUNG

The port of Tamsui lies in lat. 25 deg. 10 min. N. and long. 101 deg. 26 min. E. on the north-western side of the fertile island of Formosa. It is an uninteresting place. The harbour, like all others in Formosa, has a troublesome bar, which greatly retards the growth of the port. Dredging would do much to render it more accessible. The town, called Hûbei, is situated on the north side of the river, about two miles from the bar. In October, 1884, the French ships under Admiral Courbet bombarded Tamsui, but were Tea unable to take the place. The Japanese took possession on the 7th June, 1895. grows on the hills in the locality, and the production is annually increasing, the export in 1896 amounting to 453,647 half-chests. The total value of the trade of the port in 1894 was Tls. 8,305,948 and in 1893, Tls. 7,849,951.

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