SAMSHUI
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Since 1st May, 1905, Samshui has been made a port of entry for foreign steamers going up the West River. Numerous steam launches carrying passengers or towing passenger boats ply between Samshui and neighbouring cities on the West and North Rivers and on the creek leading to Fatshan and Canton. A railway line from Canton to Samshui via Fatshan was inaugurated on the 26th September, 1994, and five trains run daily each way between Canton and Samshui. The railway brought in and took away from Samshui 397,575 passengers out of a total of 2,910,875 carried during the year 1906, Goods traffic does not exist so far. In the Summer malignant diseases-fever, dengue, cholera, plague, etc.-may occasionally appear, as in every other place in China; but in the Winter the air is keen, bracing, and clear. The waterways and surrounding country are picturesque and the adjacent heights (from 200 to 400 ft.) worthy of ascent. Game, especially snipe, duck and geese, is to be found in fair quantities. The temperature varies from 38 F. to 100 F.-dry in winter, damp in summer-but generally very supportable.
The Chinese Imperial Post Office with a branch office at Samshui is connected by steamers with Hongkong and by rail with Canton and with all important cities in the neighbourhood by steam launches or couriers.
There is no telegraph station at Samshui, but telegrams are forwarded via Sainam by messengers.
CONSULATE
官事頜國英大
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRO-HUNGARY
DIRECTORY
Consul-general R. W. Mansfield
(residing in Canton)
官事國比大
✰✰ Tai-peh-kwok Ling-82-kun
BELGIUM
Consul for Hongkong, Macao and South China (residing in Hongkong)
GUNA Tai I-tai-li Trung-shin
ITALY
Consul-General-Com. Z. Volpicelli
(residing in Hongkong)
Chinese Writer-Ching Yao
湖水三
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL MARITIME
Act. Commsner.-K. H. von Lindholm
Assistant-J. Nolasco
Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master—
F. Benson
Examiner--E. T. Young
Tidewaiters-H. Walpole, A. M. Mor-
tensen, H. H. d'A. Carneiro
渣
Jardine, MatHESON & Co., Merchants
Man Fuk Lung, agent
Agencies
H'kong, Canton & Macao S.B. Co., Ld.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.
China Navigation Company
Canton Insurance Office
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
和公
KUNG-WO, Broker & Commission Agent
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KWAN YIK, Broker & Commission Agent
局政郵清大
POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL CHINESE
Acting Postal Commissioner-A. H.
Hyland (Canton)
Postal Clerk-Liu Kam Wo
Assistant-Fung Ng Chiu
局報電國中
TELEGRAPHS-IMPERIAL CHINESE, Sainam
Clerk-Yu Tsze Hing
得 同
TUNG TAK, Merchant
司公和怡
E. Wo & Co., Merchs. and Commsn. Agents
昌典永
WING HING CHEONG, Broker & Commission
Agent
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