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WUCHOW-FU—KWANGCHAUWAN
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Post Officer-J. Tweedie
IL E-kee
記義
THOMPSON, C. H., Merchant
Lo Chi Yat, agent
房藥大氏空屈
Wat-sun-she Tai-yuek-fong
BARL Wan-kee Kung-sze
司公允
WAN-KEE & Co., Merchants
Sit Sin Chün, agent
建屈 Wat-kin
WATKINS, LIMITED, Druggists
Kwong Cheung-hing, agent
Yuen-cheong
WATSON & Co., A. S., Chemists & Druggists
Woods, T. S., Merchant
Ma Keng Tong, agent
Liang Chak Wan, agent
KWANGCHAUWAN
灣州廣 Kwáng-chau-wan
The bay of Kwangchau situated in the province of Kwang-tung, was ceded on lease with the surrounding territories by a Convention between France and China, and occupied by the French on the 22nd of April, 1898. It is comprised between the 20 deg- 45 min. and the 21 deg. 17 min. north latitude and the 107 deg. 55 min. and 108 deg. 16 min. east longitude to a distance more or less of 200 miles of Hongkong, W.S.W. The two islands of Gao-tehau and Tang-hai placed at the entrance of the bay make an excellent closed port into which entrance is by two narrow passages. The port measures about 15 miles long and on about half of its length it measures 5 or 6 miles of breadth but it is much narrower over about one mile and a half or two miles. The depth of anchorage of 20 mètres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders at the extremity of the bay the port of junks of Ichekang, an important commercial centre in constant relations with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are much cultivated and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated by the valley of the West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November 1899 between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles the territory of Quang Tchéong was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. It was divided into three circumscriptions. The superior administration of the territory is performed by a first class administrator in the civil service of Indo-China, assisted by three deputy adminitrators, each taking charge of one circumscription, residing at Iche-kong, So-tao and Nao-tchao. Each circumscription is divided into districts administered by the native authorities (Kong-hü) The chief place of the territory is the village of Quang-tschon which is at the entrance of the interior port. The village contains on the right bank of the river Ma-iché important military installations, and on the left bank the commercial port, the mil- itary, the establishments of the civil administration and the special offices.
Kwangchau is a free port in which all commercial operations can be carried on without paying any duty. A regular bi-monthly line of steamers join Kwangchau to Haiphong and Hongkong calling at Pakhoi and Hoihow. A steamer of the firm of L. Sculfort and Company, makes likewise each week a voyage between Hong- kong and Kwangchau. The commerce has already largely extended since the steamers entered this port in communication with the exterior ports and it may be expected to devolope on a large scale. The Chinese population of the territory is about 160,000 and the superficial area is 100,000 hectares.
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