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HOIHOW-LUNGCHOW

Assistant-R. F. C. Hedgeland Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

G. A. Forsaith

Assistant Examiner—R. Henkel Tidewaiters--T. Shirdan, W. Prucht- now, K. Mackenzie, W. Frederick Lights

Hoihow Harbour Light-W. Murray Lamko Light-C. Hansen Cape Cami Light-J. C. H. Schmüser Revenue Steamer "Kaipan

Commander-G. F. J. B. Eldridge First Officer S. Powell

Act. Second Officer –A. C. Akehurst Third Officer-—J. S. Morgan First Engineer-S. Hebden Second do. -T. O. B. Harman Third do. -G. Harman Gunner-H. G. Barton

MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and

Shipping Agent

A. R. Marty (Hongkong)

E. P. Sequeira, signs per pro.

PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC Mission

Rev. José Alves Barbosa, superior Rev. João Baptista Láo

Rev. Ensebio Situ

#Sum-bo

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

mission Agents

Aug. Schomburg L. Judell

Albert Otto

Agencies

Scottish Oriental Steamship Co., Ld. Nanshan Steamship Company

North China Insurance Co., Ld. Canton Insurance Office, Limited Deutsche Transport VersicherungsGes. Badische Schifffahrts Assec. Ges. Prussian National Insurance Co. South British Insee. Co., N. Zealand Albumen Factory

E. Puhlmann, chemist

LUNGCHOW

Lung-chau

This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping rivers in lat. 22 deg. 21 min. N., and long, 106 deg. 45 min. E., near the south-western border of the province of Kwangsi, and was selected as the seat of the frontier trade of that province with Tonkin. The continuation of the two above rivers is known as Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nan-ning. The town is prettily placed in a circular valley surrounded by hills, and has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 22,000. Lung- chow, from a military point of view, is considered, by the Chinese, to be a place of importance, and considerable bodies of troops are stationed, and the head-quarters of the Provincial Commander-in-Chief are established, between it and the Tonkin frontier. It was opened to the Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade existing has been of a very petty description, and will continue so. until the Langson railway, which was opened in Dec., 1894, is extended to Lungchow, This extension, with a further extension to Nanning, has been authorised by the Chinese Government. Telegraph communicication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mêngtzú in Yunnan, ia Po-sê, and with places in Tonkin. An establishment of the Imperial Maritime Customs is maintained here. The net value of the trade for 1897 was Tls. 108,947, for 1896 Tls. 111,328, and for 1895 Tls. 90,950,

DIRECTORY

CHEMIN DE FER DU KOUANG-SI: Ligne de

Long-tchéou à Nam-quan

Colonel Vallière, ingénieur, représentant

de la Compagnie de Fives-Lille

Jullin, ingénieur, chef de service

Bénit, chef de comptabilité

Beneyton, chef de section

Charignon, Ladureau, sous chefs de sec.

Leinos, Lombard, Van der Bergen, aides

conducteurs

Quang, secrétaire pour le Chinois

A. Doc, Paul Zeng, secrétaires

署事頜國法大

CONSULAT DE FRANCE

Consul-A. François (absent)