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Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris International Bank of St. Petersburg Russo-Chinese Bank

CHEFOO-WEI-HAI-WEI

POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE-GERMAN Chefoo Telephone Exchange: Tel. Ad.

Kronos

Postpractivant-G. Keine

Telegraph Assistant-A. Häbig

"RUSHOLME "

J. E. and Mrs. Gurtis

Agencies

RUSSO-CHINESE BANK

L. H. Smith & Co., agents

理復 Fun-le

SEAVIEW HOTEL

Mrs. H. E. Houston

Fl MA Hu-lee

SIETAS & Co., H., Merchants, Navy Con- tractors and Storekeepers, branch firms at Tsingtau, Kiautschou, Port Arthur, Talienwan and Tongku

J. J. Block

H. C. N. Plambeck (Tsingtau) H. C. Augustesen (Hamburg)

Constantin Hansen

Ad. Bannier

J. Reincke

C. R. Hansen

Agencies

World Marine Insurance Company

Weinbau and Kelterei Gesellschaft

SINGTAI & Co., L. W., Merchants, Naval

Contractors and Storekeepers

Hoo-chin Leong

Agencies

Chefoo Bank

Chefoo Insurance Company

China Sugar Refining Company, Ld.

Chefoo Filanda

美士

SMITH & Co., L. H., Merchants

L. H. Smith

D. Cappelen

J. Silverthorne

Russian Steam Navgtn. in the East Russian Volunteer Fleet

Law Union and Crown Insurance Co. Manchester Assurance Company

Union Insurance Society of Canton

Standard OIL Co. of NEW YOKK: Tel. Ad.

Hourglass

V. G. Lyman, attorney

橋高

TAKAHASHI, T., Commission Merchant and

Shipping Agent

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES

Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ld. E. E., A. and China Telegraph Co., Ld.

W. E. Schroeder, superintendent

E. H. Derrick, controller H. V. Hansen, electrician F. K. Mathiesen

E. B. Mengel

H. Thomsen

H. J. Reid

C. Kring

J. M. Donaldson

TELEGRAPH COMPANY-CHINESE

P. T. Wong, nanager

P. C. Shu, clerk-in-charge 14 Operators

WEINBAU UNd Kelterei GESELLSCHAFT

J. J. Block, H. C. N. Plambeck (Tsing-

tau), proprietors

H. Sietas & Co., general agents

WHA-TAI FILATURE

A. H. Huntley

Cornabé, Eckford & Co., agents

L. W. Sing Tai & Co., manager

WEI-HAI-WEI

衛海威 Wei-hai-wei

Wei-hai-wei is situated on the south side of the Gulf of Pechihli near the extremity of the Shantung Promontory, and about 115 miles distant from Port Arthur on the north-west and the same from the German port of Kiaochau on the south-west. Formerly a strongly fortified Chinese naval station, it was captured by the Japanese on 30th January, 1895, and was held by them pending the payment of the indemnity, which was finally liquidated in 1898. Before the evacuation by the Japanese an agreement was arrived at between Great Britain and China that the former should take over the territory on lease from the latter, and accordingly, on the 24th May, 1898, the British flag was formally hoisted, the Commissioners representing their respective countries

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