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SAMSHUI

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Steamers entered and cleared at the Custom House during 1911 totalled 4,158 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, 1904, and five pas- trains run daily each way between Canton and Samshui. The total number of sengers carried during the 34th year of Kuang Hsi (1908-09) was 3,052,920, of which 890 In the Summer malignant were foreigners. Goods traffic does not exist so far. 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, dark and geese, is to be found in fair quantities. The temperature varies from 38° F. to: 0° F.-dry in winter, damp in summer--but generally very supportable.

The Chinese Imperial Post Office with a branch office at Sunshui is connected by rail with Canton and with all important cities in the neighbourhood by steam launches or couriers. Mails for and from Hongkong are sent via Canton

There is no telegraph station at Samshui, but telegrams are forwarded via Sainam

by messengers.

There are no Consulates at Samshui. The Consuls within whose jurisdiction Sam-

hui is situated reside either in Hongkong on in Canton.

CONSULATES

DIRECTORY

官事領國比大

¶¶✰✰ Tai-peh-kwok Ling-sz-kun

BELGIUM

Consul-Residing in Hongkong

官事領國英大

GREAT BRITAIN

also

AUSTRO-HUNGARY

Consul-General--J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G.

(residing in Canton)

*Tail-tui-liLing-szkin

ITALY

Consul-General

Commendatore Z.

Volpicelli (residing in Hongkong)

Chinese Writer-Ching Yao

關水三

CUSTOMS, MARITIME

Acting Commissioner-P. B. von Rau-

tenfeld

Assistant-U. Marconi

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master-

L. Liedeke

Examiner--J. McMahon

Tidewaiters-H. W. Beckett, A. A. Z.

von Stockhousen, E. P. Pretzsch

隆安福

FOOK ON LOONG, Broker and Commission

Agent

Matheson

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 and Commission Agent.

盆圴

KWAN YIK, Broker and Commission Agent

局政郵

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

District-postmaster-C. H. Shields

(Canton)

Postal Clerk in charge-Ng Po Yuen Assistant-Lo Honü

局報電國中

TELEGRAPHS, CHINESE Sainam

Clerk-Woo Chung Yū

昌興永

WING HING CHEONG, Broker and Coin-

mission Agent

司公和怡

Wo & Co., E., Merchs. and Commsn. Agents

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