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SWATOW CANTON

LADIES' DIRECTORY

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Adams, A. S., Mrs. Adams, E. L., Miss Adkins. F.. Miss Asverus, A., Mrs. Ashmore Win., Mrs. Bacon, E. A., Miss Baker, B. L., Mrs. Balmer, J., Miss Beath, N. H., Miss Black, E. Miss Borch, von, Mrs. Bousfield, C. E., Mrs. Brander. Miss Butcher, F. C., Mrs. Campbell, Geo., Mrs. Campbell, L., Miss Capen, R. T., Mrs. Cruff, M. E., Miss Cruz, Mrs. F. da Cruz, The Misses da Duffus, M., Miss

Gillespy, E. C., Miss Greenfield, Mrs.

Probst, I Ramsay, Ramsay,

Rémusat

Ross, M..

Riddel, !

Ruthin, v

Scott. A

Groesbach, A. F., Mrs. Haesloop, L., Mrs. Haesloop, Miss Hance J. H. R., Mrs. Harkness, N., Miss Holz, A., Mrs.

Hyde, M., Mrs. Laidler, A., Miss Lesher, C. B., Mrs.

Lyall, A., Mrs. MacGown, A., Mrs. MacHaffie, D., Mrs.

Sleat, M Sollman, Spiecher Stark, T Steele, J

Sutherla

Traver,

MacHaffie, Miss

Mackenzie, M. C., Mrs.

Waters,

Mackenzie, Miss

Wells, G

Maclagan, P. J., Mrs.

White, A

Melver, Mrs.

Withers,

Neissen-on, Mrs.

Whyte. (

Page, A. H., Mrs.

Wight, J

Fielden, Helen H., Miss

Paton, W. B., Mrs.

Williams

Paton, M., Miss

Worley,

Gibson, J. C., Mrs.

Pollock, Mrs.

Worley,

Focken, F. W., Mrs.

Gilchrist, E., Mrs.

Pearne, J. A., Mrs.

CANTON

Ji làm Kiring-chau

州廣

Canton is situated on the Chu-kiang or Pearl River, in latitude 2 N., and longitude 113 deg. 14 min. 30 sec. E., and is the capital Kwangtung. It is sometimes called the City of Rams and the City which names are derived from ancient legends. Canton is a for Kwangtung, its real name. One of the first cities in the Chinese En seat of government for the province, and is the residence of the Vic Kwang" (Kwangtung and Kwangsi). The Tartar-General is likey besides a number of other government officials of more or less di: the Haikwan, or Superintendent of Customs, a post always held by a

Owing to its favoured situation, Canton became at an early date which the traffic of European countries was first attracted. The Por way thither in 1516, and Arab navigators had been making regular voy ton and the ports of Western Asia as early as the tenth century. The the scene about a hundred years later than the Portuguese, and ↑ were supplanted by the English. The latter, towards the close century, founded the very profitable trade which was conducted for and fifty years by the Agents of the East India Company, who est there in 1684, which was afterwards celebrated throughout the worl export of tea to England increased rapidly. The Company's monop