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is gradually assuming the appearance of a Franco-Oriental city. Long wide new streets, planted with trees, and lighted by electricity, have been constructed, of which the Rue Paul Bert is the principal business thoroughfare, containing the chief European shops, hotels, &c. The Mairie, Post Office, Treasury, Club, and Bandstand are close to the Rue de Lac. The Cathedral, a large but ugly edifice, with twin towers,. is situated in a street at the back of the Rue Jules Ferry, but being very lofty is a conspicuous object from most parts of the city. A fine bronze statue of Paul Bert was erected in the Place facing the Petit Lac, and unveiled on the 14th July, 1890. The Petit Lac is a sheet of water in the middle of the new city, rendered picturesque by the quaint pagodas occupying the small islands which adorn it. There are fairly good hotels. In the native city the streets are well kept and very clean as compared with those of most Eastern cities. They are all lighted and drained. Some of the houses are very quaint and characteristic. Of the temples, that of the Grand Buddha. on the shore of the Grand Lac, is perhaps the most important, as it contains a colossal bronze figure of the saint. A new Race Course, opened for use in 1890, has been formed just outside the new town. The residences of the Governor-General and Commander of the Troops, the Government Offices, the Hospital, and some other public buildings. are situated on what was formerly "the Concession," near to the river bank. The population in 1897 was 102,700, of whom 950 were Europeans, 100,000 Annamites, 1,697 Chinese, and 42 Indians. There are several French papers published in the town. Steamers run on the Songkoi as far as Laokai, near the Yunnan frontier and a considerable transit trade is developing. A railway is now being made from Hanoi to Phulangthuong, whence a line runs to Langson and the Chinese frontier. A concession has been granted for the extension of the line to Lungchow, in Kwangsi.

DIRECTORY

BUREAUX DU GOUVERNEMENT

GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL

Gouverneur Général-Paul Doumer Chef du Cabinet-L. Faure, ** Chef du Secrétariat particulier-L. Fargeas Aides-de-Camp Capt. Lacotte, Lieut.

Dubosc Bureau Militaire-Commdt. Lassalle, chef Id. Capt. Langlois, sous-chef Archiviste-Bellauf

Contrôle Financier-Rivet, directeur

Id.

-Guis, directeur-adjoint

SECRÉTARIAT GÉNÉRAL DU GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL

Résident Supérieur-Foures, ** Chef de Cabinet-Thureau

Chef du ler. Bureau (P'ersonnel et Affaires

Militaires) Lorin

Chef du 2e. Bureau (Affaires Indigènes)-

Labbez

Chef de 3e. Bureau (Administrations

général)- Demorgny

Chief de 4e. Bureau (Compté.)-Pouymayou Chef de 5c. Bureau (Matériel) --Bonnemain Bibliothèques et Archives-Burdeau

CONSEIL DU PROTECTORAT

Le Gouverneur Général, President Le Comt. en chef les Troupes de l'Indochine Le Résident Supérieur du Tonkin

Le Commandant de la Marine Le Chef des Services Administratifs. Le Directeur du Contrôle Financier Le Chef du Service Judiciaire Deux Conseillers français, choisis parmi

les notables habitants la colonie Deux suppléants nominés pour remplacer en cas d'absence les conseillers titulaires Le Résident Supérieur en Annam n'assiste au Conseil que lorsqu'il y est traité de questions relatives à l'Annam L'Inspecteur Général des Colonies en mis- sion a le droit d'assister, avec voix repre- sentative au Conseil du Protectorat, et d'y emettre son avis sur toutes les ques- tions en discussion

Les Chefs des differents services civils et militaires peuvent être appelés au con- seil avec voix consultative, lorsqu'il s'y traite des affaires de leur attributions

TRESORERIE DE L'ANNAM ET DU TONKIN Trésorier-Payeur-Legay

Bureau Central d'Hanoi Payeur particulier, chef de comptabilité-

Leroy

Payeurs particuliers-Hibio, Tarrier Payeurs Adjoints-- Darmentier, Moulinais Commis de Trés.-Thomas

Commis Expeditionnaires ppl. - Boucher,.

Nessler, Versini

Commis du Résidence-Doutre Comptable-Dubois

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