CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
President-Lo Cheng Jung
CHINESE FIRST
CLASS POST
HOKOW--TENGYUEH
DIRECTORY
OFFICE
(Branch Office of Mengtsz Post Office)
First Class Postmaster-J. M. E. S. de
Senna
CONSULATES
GERMAN CONSULATE
Consul-Dr. W. Rössler (residing at
Canton
VICE-CONSULAT DE FRANCE
Gérant du Vice Consulat--Gérant
Ch. Dupont
VICE-CONSULAT D'ITALIE
Agent Consulaire-Ch. Dupont
Hokow-fen-kwan
CUSTOMS, MARITIME (Branch Office of
Mengtsz Customs)
Assistant in Charge--M. Cupelli
Examiner-E. Pezzini
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Tidewaiters-J. T. A. Barbé, T. Poletti,
F. L. Bouvier
Surgeon-Laundry
MILITARY HOSPITAL
Surgeon Dr. Wang Mei-pan
POINSARD & VEYRET, Commission Agents
Vraincourt, signs per pro.
POLICE BUREAU
Director of Police-Ly Ki Ts'i Chief Inspector-Uou Koang Ming
TELEGRAPHS, CHINESE
Manager-Li Yu-chin
YUNNAN GOVERNMENT BANK
Manager-Ling Yung-nien Cashier-Wong Chai-tin
YUNNAN RAILWAY CO.
Chef de Gare-Dupont Sous. Chef-P. Truxlam
TENGYUEH (MOMEIN)
越騰 Teng-yueh
The trade mart Tengyueh-situated near the south-western frontier of Yunnan, in lat. 24 deg. 45 min. N., and long. 98 deg. 30 min. E. was opened to foreign trade under the Burmah Agreement of 1897 modifying the Convention of 1894 relative to Burmahı and Thibet, and the Imperial Custom-house was opened on the 8th May, 1992.
It is a sub-prefectural walled town built in a rice valley and watered by the Tieh Shui river, a small tributary of the Tai Ping which flows into the Irrawaddy a few miles above Bhamo, which latter place has been the principal emporium of Chinese trade in Upper Barmah for many years past. The distance from Tengyueh to Bhamo by road is some 140 miles, and little more than half that distance as the crow flies. There are two recognised trade routes known as the "old" and "new" roads the former via Nam- poung and Manwyne (where Margary was murdered), and the latter via Kulikha and Man-hsien. The "new" road ends at Man-hsien, from whence the journey to Tengyueh is made over the old tracks, Pack animals and porters constitute the only form of transport, and the time occupied on the trip is usually about eight days. Pack animals seldom travel during the rains (June to September) when through traffic is practically at a standstill, which means that, contrary to expectations, the construction of the "new" road, which is passable all the year round, has not resulted in any increase of summer trade, the cessation of business during this period being due more to un- favourable climatic conditions than the inferior communications. From Tengyueh to Yunnanfu the road is divided into 24 stages for caravans and 12 for Imperial postal conriers. It crosses a succession of mountain ranges varying from 4,000 to 10,000 feet in height, besides being intersected by numerous rivers, including the Sweili and the
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