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FORMOSA-TAMSUI AND KEELUNG

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Stationed at the Capital, TAIPEH-FU (Taihoku)

Governor-General of Formosa-General Count S. SAKUMA

Chief of Civil Affairs Bureau-K. Uchida

Chief of Army Staff- Major-General I. Adachi

Brigadier General for North Formosa-Major-General S. Hiraoka

Admiral Commanding of II. Class Naval Station of Pescadores-Rear-Admiral

E. Koizumi

Chief of Navy Staff-Captain S. Hideshima

Chief of the Higher Court-Judge T. Ishii

Chief of the Taihoku Local Court-Judge K. Yasu Private Secretary to Governor General-S. Mimura

DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS

Police and Home Affairs-R. Kameyama Finance -T. Nakagawa

Agriculture and Industry- M. Takata Public Works-T. Takahashi Education-S. Kumamoto

Justice-H. Teshima

Tainan-S. Matsuki

Toyen-B. Nshi

Taipeh-D. Imura

Taichu -T. Eda

Kagi-K. Tsuda

Pescadores-T. Yokoyama

Foreign Affairs-S. Miyoshi Communications-G. Sumi Aboriginal Affairs-R. Otsu

Chief Engineer for Railways-S. Niimoto Monopoly Bureau-T. Masuzawa

CHIEFS OF LOCAL OFFICES

Giran-K. Komatsu

Shinchiku-T. Iyenaga

Nanto-T. Ishibashi

Ako--K. Sato

Taito-S. Nose

Karenko-N. Nakata

TAMSUI AND KEELUNG

The port of Tamsui lies in lat. 25 deg. 10 min. N., and long. 101 deg. 26 min. E. on the north-western side of the fertile island of Formosa. The harbour, like all others in Formosa, has a troublesome bar, which greatly retards the growth of the port, This is now in course of being dredged. The town, called Hobé, is situated on the north side of the river, about two miles from the bar. In October, 1884, the French ships under Admiral Courbet bombarded Tamsui, but were unable to take the place. The Japanese took possession on the 7th June, 1895. Tea grows on the hills in the locality, and the average value of the export is about five million yen

The port of Keelung lies to the north-east of Tamsui, in latitude 25 deg. 6 min. N. and longitude 121 deg. 47 min. E. It is situated on the shores of a bay between the capes of Foki and Peton, some twenty miles apart, amidst bold and striking scenery, backed by a range of mountains. It was once a Spanish Settlement, but was subsequently captured and held by the Dutch until they in turn gave place to the Chinese under Koxinga, formerly a pirate chief who caused himself to be proclaimed King of Formosa. Though a mere village, it has long carried on a considerable native trade with Amoy, Chin-chew, and Foochow. Keelung was opened to foreign trade at the same time as the other Formosan ports. The limits of the port are defined to be within a straight line drawn from Image Point to Bush Island. On the 5th August, 1884, the port was bom-