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SANTU-FOOCHOW

SANTU

Santu was voluntarily opened to foreign trade by the Chinese Government on the 8th of May, 1899. It is a port in the Samsah Inlet, some 70 miles north of Foochow. A large part of the tea shipped from Foochow comes from the surrounding districts, and is now shipped to that port. It is probable that the future will see direct shipments to Europe from Santu. The harbour has been described as the best and safest on the China Coast. The new port has, practically, waterways to the Cities of Fu-an, Ning-tê, and Fu-ning; and, when an effort has been made to divert the existing junk trade to steamers and to exploit the hinterland, the place should forge ahead.

The climate is healthy, the heat of Summer being always tempered by sea breezes. Capital shooting in wild-fowl, partridge and pheasant may be found from November un- til April, and tigers are said to be fairly numerous on the mainland, The Osaka Shosen Kaisha are running a regular steamer to Foochow throughout the year, whilst during the sea season (May-October) other companies are to be represented. The Samsah Inlet, on account of its picturesque scenery, has been described as a miniature Inland Sea of Japan. The Basin was surveyed by H. M. S. Waterwitch in 1899, the work covering an area of 400 square miles. A public board under the joint control of the Chinese authorities and the Foochow Commissioner of Customs controls the making of roads, extension of settlement, etc., wharfage dues of 2 per cent. being levied for this purpose. The port is considered to possess good openings for foreign capital. The net value of foreign imports in 1890 was Tls. 290. The net value of the trade

foreign_imports of the port for 1899 was Tls. 25,908.

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME

Assistant-C. A. McAllum

DIRECTORY

Tidewaiters-J. Geddes, F. E. Jackson

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missionaries see end of

China Directory

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rt. Rev. S. Masot, vicar apost, Foochow

Rev. M. Moreno, vicar apost, Foochow Rev. M. Vila

Rev. F. Pages Rev. J. Municha Rev. F. Broch Rev. I. Terceiro Rev. J. Colon Rev. J. Catala

Rev. N. Peña

Rev. J. Hernandez

Fu-an

FOOCHOW

州福

Fuh-chau

Foochow (or Fuh-chau-fu) is the capital of the Fokien province. It is situated in lat. 26 deg. 02 min. 24 sec. N., and long. 119 deg. 20 min. E. The city is built on a plain on the northern side of the river Min, and is distant about thirty-four miles from the sea, and nine miles from Pagoda Island, where foreign vessels anchor.

The attention of foreigners was early attracted to Foochow as a likely place where commercial intercourse could be profitably carried on in the shipment of Bohea Tea, which is grown largely in the locality. Before the port was opened, this article used to be carried overland to Canton for shipment, a journey which was both long and diflicult. The East India Company, as early as 1830, made representations in favour of the

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