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KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN-PAK-HOI

Gardes Principaux-Vinay, Leonardou- Brossard, Duffort, Meslier, Hospital, Lebourdonnec, Leonardon, Brossard

SERVICE DE SANTÉ

HOPITAL-Dr. Mathés, Médecin Major de lere. classe des Troupes Coloniales à Fort-Bayard

POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES

Receveur-Lestang

MISSION CATHOLIQUE

Aumonier des Troupes-M.F. Laurent, Fort

Bayard

GENDARMERIE

Brigadier, de Commissarie de Police-

Brard, Fort-Bayard Gendarme-Reviere, Fort Bayard

Missionnaires

Le Talliandier, Ko-chow Baldit,

do.

Zimmermann, Loui-chow

Cellard,

A. Genty, Shek-shing

do.

COMMERÇANTS

Chaix

Marty

Charles et Cie

AGRICULTURE

Chef du Service-Decker

TRAVAUX PUBLICS

Chef du Service-Lepagney

MARINE CHALOUPE GOURLAONEN

Flotille-Balisoni

Union Commerciale Indo-Chinoise

Champéstève

Piry

COMMISSARIAT DE POLICE

Rougeau

Commissaire de Police-Meslier

Baudet

COLONS

ΡΑΚΗΟΙ

海北 Palk-hoi

海托

Pakhoi is one of the ports opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention in 1876. It is situated on the Gulf of Tonkin in long. E. Greenwich 109 deg. 7 min. (106° 47′ of Paris), and lat. N. 21 deg. 29 min. The British Consul hoisted his flag on the 1st May, 1877, a French Consulate was established in December, 1887, and the foreigners were well received by the natives and continue to be respected even to the present day. Pakhoi is the port for the important cities of Limehow and Chinchow, from whence considerable quantities of foreign piece goods, etc., were formerly distributed over the country lying between the West River and the seaboard, but now that the West River has been opened to steam navigation a part of the trade has been diverted to that route. The trade of Pakhoi is a declining one. Its net value in 1908 was Tls. 3,037,001, Since 1888 the prosperity of the port has been steadily declining owing to the diversion of trade to Haiphong which has been rendered possible by the pacinca tion of the surrounding territory, while the trade of Kwangsi has been diverted to the recently opened ports on the West River. The Chinese town is situated on a small peninsula, and faces nearly due north.

It stands at the foot of bluff nearly forty feet high, which deprives it of the south-west breeze, in summer, while in winter it is exposed to the full force of the north-east monsoon which very often blows so hard for several days that it materially interferes with the loading and discharging of steamers in the harbour. The bluff, or the plain above the town, is level for miles, which makes riding both on bicycle and on horse-back a decided pleasure. The foreigners almost exclusively live on the bluff, which in former years was only dotted by a few European buildings, but has recently been ornamented with several new structures. From the bluff an extensive partly-cultivated plain develops, over which some sport is obtainable-snipe, plover, quail, and pigeons being found in large numbers, but duck and other water-fowl are not numerous. considered to be very salubrious. The estimated population of the port is 200 No port in China is more easily approached and entered than that of Paklo. The landmarks are conspicuous and unmistakeable. The channel is wide and deep and has no hidden danger to be avoided. The anchorage is a mile and a half from the

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