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Agencies

"Jebsen Line of Steamers Hamburg-Amerika Linie

Osterr. Lloyd

HOIHOW-LUNGCHOW

London and Lancashire Fire Insce. Co.

Nu FF Ma-ti

地孖

MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and

Shipping Agent

C. Berthelot, signs per pro.

Agencies

Chino-Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ld.

Compagnie de Navigation Tonkinoise

Indo-China Steam Navigation Coy. Nippon Yusen Kaisha

司公船輪德比

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD-Filiale Hoihow;

Tel. Ad: Nordlloyd

Albert Otto, manager C. Adrian, assistant

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

Postmaster W. J. Singer

POST OFFICE, FRENCH

Receveur--Do Duc Tu

1067

Facteur Postier Lettré (Nguyen Vinh

Phuc)

Facteur-Wong Ha Lou

Tien-tsu-tong

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. P. Pénicaud Rev. T. Gregoire

STANDARD OIL CO.

J. H. Bulmer, manager

LUNGCHOW

. Lung-chow

This city is situated at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping rivers in lat. 22 deg. 21 min. N., and long. 106 deg. 45 min. E., near the south-western border of the province of Kwangsi, and was selected as the seat of the frontier trade of that province with Tonkin. The continuation of the two above-named rivers is known as Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Ñan- ning. The town is prettily placed in a circular valley surrounded by hills, and has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 7,000. Lung- chow, from a military point of view, is considered by the Chinese to be a place of importance. Troops are stationed here, and near the frontier. It was opened to the Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade existing has been of a very petty description, and will continue so until the Haiphong- Hanoi-Langson railway, which after twelve years' assiduous work was completed early in 1902, is extended to Lungchow; for the present, this extension is abandoned. Telegraphic communication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mengtzu in Yunnan, via Po-se, and with places in Tonkin. The Chinese Post Office sends daily couriers to Langson in Tonkin and couriers every second day to Nan- ning with connections to Canton and Pakhoi. An establishment of the Chinese Mari- time Customs is maintained here. Foreign interests in the port are in charge of the Consuls stationed at Hongkong. France alone maintains a Vice-Consul in Lungchow. The net value of the trade coming under the cognisance of the Foreign Customs for 1913 was Tls. 109,307, a substantial increase when compared with the figures for the previous year, namely, Tĺs. 83,835. During the year over 40 motor boats from Nanning visited the port. The up-trip usually takes from 2 to 3 days, and the down trip about one day.