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Kollecker, Mrs., Fatei

Lafrentz, Mrs. C., Shameen Lay, Mrs. W. G.

Lewis, Miss H.

Lipson, Mrs., Shameen Lohmann, Mrs., Shameen Loureiro, Mrs. J. W., Shameen Luz, Mrs. D. M., Shameen Marshall, Mrs. Ġ. W. Martel, Mrs., Shameen May, Mrs. J. H., Shameen McMinn, Miss, Ng Sin Mun Moorhead, Mrs. T. D., Shameen Myers, Miss K.

Mills, Mrs. S. V., Shameen Naorojee, Mrs. B., Shameen Nelson, Mrs. C. A., Saikwan Niles, Miss M. W., Kuk Fau Noyes, Mrs., Fatei Noyes, Miss, Kuk-fau Noyes, Mrs. R. V. Noyes, Mrs. H. V.

Pacheco, Mrs., Shameen

Paget, Mrs. C. S.

Pasquet, Mrs. E., Shameen

Pfankuchen, Mrs., Whampoa

Pinkston, Mrs. W. M., Shameen (absent)

Powell, Mrs.

Patell, Mrs. J. B., Shameen.

Rabaud, Mrs., Shameen

Rateau, Mrs. O., Kumchuk

Read, Miss N. L.

Remedios, Mrs. E.

Remedios, Mrs. O. C. Dos.

CANTON

Ribeiro, Mrs. S.

Richarme, Mrs., Shameen Rissell, Mrs. S. M., Shameen Sage, Mrs., Shameen Saito, Mrs., Shameen Schneider, Mrs., Shameen Schultz, Mrs. G., Shameen Schmidt, Mrs. A. H. T., Shameen Senna, Mrs. V. F., Shameen Shumaker, Mrs., Honam (absent) Simmons, Mrs. E. Z., Ng Sin Mun Smith, Mrs. H. S.

Smith, Mrs. J. C. H. S., Honam Spalinger, Mrs., Shameen Spore, Mrs. E. C., Honam St. Croix, Mrs. Steger, Mrs. M.

Swan, Mrs., Canton Hospital Tavares, Mrs., Shameen Thomas, Mrs., Shameen

Tope, Mrs. S. G., Tsangsha Walter, Mrs., Shameen Ward, Miss E. B. Wells, Miss

Whilden, Mrs. Lula F.

Wilcox, Miss Vela M.

White, Miss C. J., Ng Sin Mun

Williains, Mrs. W. H., Shameen

Wisner, Mrs., Fa-tei (absent) Wood, Mrs. F. S.

Xavier. Mrs. E.

Zundel, Mrs. J., Shameen

Zùnmerlairg, Mrs., Fatei

WHAMPOA

埔黃 Whang-po

This village was formerly the seat of a large portion of the foreign trade with Canton, as foreign sailing vessels are not allowed to go farther up the Pearl River. The trade in sailing vessels has, however, dwindled to very small proportions, and Whampoa is now almost deserted. Occasionally steamers lighten their cargoes here to unable them to proceed up river to Canton. A branch of the Maritime Customs is stationed here, but no separate return is published. The large mud docks formerly belonging to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company were sold to the Chinese Government and have since been used for the gunboat squadron. A Government Torpedo School has been established here. There has been some talk recently of a railway enterprise likely to revive this place, to the detriment of Hongkong transport trade. It is a Chinese project, but owing chiefly to lack of funds the work of construction seems unlikely to be commenced for the present.

The village, known as Bamboo Town, is a dirty and unattractive place without any feature of interest, but the scenery around is picturesque and pleasing. Two lofty pagodas on neighbouring eminences are conspicucus objects from the river. The first of these, called the Whampoa Pagoda, is built on an island rising abruptly from the river to the height of 100 feet. It was erected about the year 1598, and is very much out

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