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MÉNGTSZ-HOKOW-SZEMAO

Chief Examiner-E. Milhe Tidewaiter--A. Millar

MISSION ETRangères de PARIS

Yunnan Mission

Mgr. J. J. Fenouil, Bishop of Ténédos

and Vicaire apostolique of Yunnan Mgr. J. C. Escoffier, Bishop of Metro- |

polis, coadjuteur

Rev. E. E. Maire, Rev. J. M. Leguil-

cher, pro-vicaires

Revs. Ch. M. de Gorostarzu, P. M. Mandart, M. Oster. P. Bonhomme, C. H. Maire, P. F Vial, H. Tapponnier, H. Badie, L. Gaudu, F. Ducloux, D. Piton, Leparoux, U. E. Blondel, C. Bailly, A. Kircher, P. Duffau, Ringenbach, J. Coulmont, J. M. Le

Garrec, G. Barnabé, Rossillon, Sal- vat, Liétard, Souyris, Hemery Thibet Mission

Rev. F. Biet, Bishop of Diana and

Vicaire Apostolique of Thibet Rev. P. P. Giraudeau, Bishop coadjtr. Revs. J. E. Dubernard. L. L. Déjean, A. Leard, H. G. Mussot, P. M. Bourdonnec, J. A. Soulié, Á. Genes- tier, P. C. Granjean, L. Tintet, J. Durel, J. Douenel, Aubert, Villeseche, L. Moriniaux

TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE; Adminis-

tration Yun-kwei Provinces

Director-Li Pi-ch'ang (Yun-nan-fu) Engineer-Ch. Jensen (Yun-nan-fu) Manager- Li Min-hsin

HOKOW

Hokow was opened to foreign trade by the Supplementary Convention between China and France of 20th June, 1895. A French Vice-consulate was established in August, 1896, which is subordinate to the Mengtsz Consulate, and an office of the Customs under the control of the Mengtsz Customs was opened at Hokow on 1st July, 1897. Hokow is picturesquely situated on the left bank of the Red River, at its junction with the Nanhsi River and is immediately opposite Laokay, an important garrison town in Tonkin. The village has some 4,000 inhabitants, who live in bamboo houses and huts with thatched roofs. Hokow is about 420 from Mengtsz by land. The total value of the trade of Hokow from July to December, 1897 was only Hk. Tls. 43,807.

VICE-CONSULAT DE FRANCE

DIRECTORY

Vice-Consul-F. Guillien (absent) Interprête-Chancelier, gérant du Con-

sulate--G. Angoulvant

TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Manager-Li Yu-ch'in

關分口河

Hokow-fen-kwan

CUSTOMS--IMPERIAL MARITIME

Branch Office of Mêngtsz Customs

Assistant-Guy Bocher

Tidewaiter-E. V. Bono

SZEMAO

茅思 8-miu

Szemao, opened to the Tonkin frontier trade by the Gérard Convention of 1895, and to British trade by the Burmah Convention of 1896, is situated in the south- western part of the Province of Yunnan in latitude 22 deg. 47 min. 29 sec. N. and longi- tude 100 deg. 46 min. E. It is a sub-prefectural walled town built on a gently rising ground overlooking a wellcultivated plain. The elevation is 4,700 feet above the sea level, and the population is estimated to be about 15,000. The climate is delightful,