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put in repair, the largest of these, namely Queen's House, formerly the Chinese Yâmen, being used as a Council Chamber, Commissioner's Residence, etc., and here the Com- missioner dispenses justice every forenoon. The next largest building is now used as an Officers' Club, one corner of which is supposed to be the place where Admiral Ting committed suicide, the house having been formerly his private residence. Amongst the other houses of importance are the Canteen, Warrant Officers' Club, and Barracks. There is also a signal station from which passing ships are signalled. A Company has been formed at Shanghai for the purpose of building dwelling-houses on suitable sites, and some have been built; also a handsome hotel, at present in use by the Military as a hospital. Small quantities of minerals, such as gold, mica, silver, lead, etc., have been discovered, and will be worked as soon as a concession can be obtained. There is some shooting to be obtained on the mainland and good bathing from both the Island and mainland in the summer. Sulphur springs are also found on the mainland. There are also Cricket, Football, Hockey, Polo and Tennis Clubs. The climate is said to be better than that of any of the Treaty ports. Wei-hai-wei is the headquarters of the 1st. Chinese Regiment, which under British officers did excellent work in the "Boxer" rebellion.
LIU-KUNG-TAU
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTORY
Commissioner-Major-General A. R. F.
Dorward, R.E., C.B., D.S.O.
District Officer and Magist.-S. Barton Chief Interpreter H. J. Dupree
ARMY SERVICE CORPS-Staff Capt. C. A.
Ball-Acton, 2nd R.W.F.
NAVAL DEPOT
In charge of Naval Establishment-
Commander E. F. A. Gaunt, R.N. Engineer in charge-T. S. Guyer Assistant Paymaster-J. T. Wright Assistant Civil Engineer-G. A. Trew Naval Store Office--R. T. Hall
Assit.-Victlg. Store Office-L. Genge Writer-H. R. Farwell
ROYAL ENGINEERS, R. E. Office, Queen's
House
Commanding-Major C. Penrose Captain-R. P. Lee
2nd Lieut-Carr-Harris
District Surveyor-H. St. John Knight, Foreman of Works-Sergeant-Major,
C. Shrapnell
Sergeant-Major G. Dennis Staff-Sergeant-H. C. Brown Staff Sergeant-S. Dawson
Chief Clerk-Q.M.S., A. O. Littlefield Clerk and Draughtsmen-Sergt. C. R. ¦
Pilley, Sergt. D. Millers Clerk-Sergt. A. Porters
ROYAL MARINE GUARD
Major-Maclaren,
Do. Wray,
Captain-W. A. Harris,
Do. -Dustan,
R.M.L.I.
do.
do.
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Lieutenant-Rooney,
Do. -C. D. Harmer, Sergeant-Major-H. Elliot,
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
R.M.L.I. do.
do.
In charge of Dredger "St. Enoch "-J.
Rawscliffe
POLICE DEPARTMENT
In charge of Cantonment Police Force
-Inspector G. Danson
POSTAL AGENCY
BRITISH
In charge A. O. Littlefield
CLARK'S HOTEL
D. Clark, proprietor
CLARK, D., Commission Agent
記和 Ho-kee
CORNABÉ, ECKFORD & Co., Merchants
G. L. Ferguson, agent
Agencies
Chartered Bank of India, A. and China
Yokohama Specie Bank
National Bank of China, Ld.
China Navigation Co., Ld.
Ocean Steamship Company Nippon Yusen Kaisha Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Northern Pacific S. S. & R. R. Co.
Royal Insurance Company
London and Lancashire Fire Ins. Co.
South British Fire and Marine Ins. Co.
Canton Insurance Office
Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U.S. Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Chefoo Lighter Company
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