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TAMSUI AND KELUNG

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The port of Kelung lies to the north-east of Tamsui, in latitude 25 deg. 6 min. N. and longitude 121 deg. 47 min. E. It is situated on the shores of a bay between the capes of Foki and Peton, some twenty miles apart, amidst bold and striking scenery, backed by a range of mountains. It was once a Spanish Settlement, but was subsequently captured and held by the Dutch until they in turn gave place to the Chinese under Koxinga, a pirate chief who caused himself to be proclaimed King of Formosa. Though a mere village, it has long carried on a considerable native trade with Amoy, Chin-chew, and Foochow. Its staple product used to be coal, but the mines are not now worked, and even if work should be resumed it is doubtful whether any of the coal would find its way out of the island. Sulphur also abounds in a valley in the neighbourhood, but the Authorities would not allow it to be worked. Kelung was opened to foreign trade at the same time as the other Formosan ports. The limits of the port are defined to be within a straight line drawn from Image Point to Bush Island. On the 5th August, 1884, the port was bombarded by the French under Admiral Léspes, when the forts above the town were reduced to ruins, and the place captured. It was then garrisoned by the French, who held it until after the Treaty of peace had been signed at Tientsin in June, 1885. The place was occupied by the Japanese on the 3rd June, 1895. Harbour improvements on a large scale are now in progress. A railway connects Kelung with Taipeh, the capital, and will be ex- tended thence to Tainan-fu. Late in 1895 Luikong (or Rokko), 117 miles south of Tansui on the west coast, was opened as a special port of import and export; and in March, 1896, Kiukong (or Kinko), 36 miles south of Tamsui, was opened in a similar manner to trade for Japanese-owned vessels. Both are within the Tamsui Consular district and under the Tamsui custom house.

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BOYD & Co., Merchants

DIRECTORY

A. F. Gardiner, tea inspector

Agencies

Mercantile Bank of India, Limited Lloyd's

China Traders' Insurance Company, Ld. China Navigation Company, Limited

BROWN & CO., Merchants

A. C. Bryer, agent and tea inspector Agency

Imperial Insurance Company, Ld.

A Kung-tai

BUTLER & CO., A., Merchants

Count A. Butler (Shanghai)

Paul Schabert

R. N. Ohly

J. E. Siebenman

G. Greiner

F. Möhring

Capt. H. Varrelmann

Agency

Steamship "Sin Kai"

Nippon Sea and Land Insce. Co.

North German Marine Insurance Co. Verein Hamburger Assecuradeure Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Langkat

CHINRITSU GINKO

R. Tamura

CANADA PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

Rev. Geo. L. Mackay, D.D. Rev. Wm. Gauld

CONSULATES

GREAT BRITAIN

also in charge of interests of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Consul-H. A. C. Bonar

Constable-J. C. Cheetham

Writer-Isoda Masatomo

Linguist-Yeap Thean Lye

FRANCE

Consul-Viscount le Bondy

NETHERLANDS

Consul-Paul Schabert

GERMANY

Consul -Dr. C. Merz

Interpreter-Dr. W. Mueller

Clerk-H. Moeller

Linguist S. Otatsume

SPAIN

Consul for Formosa-Enrique Ortiz

SWEDEN AND Norway

Vice-Consul-Francis Cass (Amoy)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Consular Agent Jas. W. Davidson Interpreter-Y. Yazawa

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