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WUCHOW-FU KOUANG-TCHEOW-WAN

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL Maritime

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Acting Comsur. -- E. A, W. von Strauch Assistant H. J. Sharples

Do. -J. Devéria

Medical Officer – R. J. J. MacDonald Tidesurveyor & Harbourmr.-H. (live Examiners-J. H. Pearson, F. J.

Brumfield, M. Neubrunn

Tidewaiters-F. Heilman, C. B. Berglof, i

N. E. Ford, L. H, Jones

Edwards & Co., Merchants

Hung Hing Chuen, manager Agencies

Wo Shun Steamboat Company, Ld.

Hk. Fook On Assce, & Godown Co., Ld. ¦

China Mutual Life Insurance Co.,

Shanghai

麵渣 Sha-tin

JARDINE, Matheson & Co., Merchants

H. Arthur

Agencies

Butterfield & Swire

Deacon & Co., Canton

Hongkong, Canton and Macao S, B. Co.

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. China Navigation Company

Canton Insurance Office

905

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company

China Sugar Refinery Co., Limited

West River British Steamship Co.

BABA Hop-yiek Kung-8z 司公牲合

LEGG, T. H., & Co., Merchants

Luk Wai-tso, agent

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

China Directory

PERRY & REINERS, Merts, & Commn. Agts.

E. L. Perry (Canton)

W. E. Reiners, do,

POST OFFICE– ÎMPERIAL CHINESE

Assistant Postal Officer-G. K. Wilse

ƒƒЕWat-sun-she Tai-yuck-fong

Warson & Co. Ld., A. S., Chemists & Drugts.

Ma Keng Tong, agent

Sit Siu Chin, agent

建威 Wat-kin

| WATKINS, LIMITED, Druggists

Kwong Cheung-hing, agent

Anderson, Mrs. H. Brumfield, Mrs. F. J.

LADIES DIRECTORY

Jaffray, Mrs. R. A.

Macdonald, Mrs. R. J. J.

KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

Kwáng-chau-wan

The bay of Kwangchau (or according to the French official spelling, Kouang tcheou) 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 Frenchi 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 230 miles of Hongkong, W.SW. The two islands of Nao-tcheou 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 for about half of its length it is three or four miles in breadth. The depth of anchorage of 20 mètres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant comminucation with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the

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