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LUNGCHOW-MENGTSZ

has a new wall completed in 1887. The population is estimated to number about 13,000. Lungchow, 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. Lungchow is about 60 kilometres distant from Namquan (Porte de Chine), on the Kwangsi-Tonkin frontier, where the Haiphong-Hanoi-Langson railway has its terminus. The journey from Namquan to Lungchow, over rough and mountainous roads, takes generally two days on horseback or by chair. Telegraphic communication exists with Canton and other places down the West River, with Mêngtzŭ in Yunnan, viá Po-sê, and with places in Tonkin. The Chinese Post Office sends daily couriers to Langson in Tonkin and couriers every second day to Nanning with connections to Canton and Pakhoi. An establishment of the Chinese Maritime 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 1914 was Tls. 124,899 as compared with Tls. 109,307 in 1913. During the year over 90 motor boats from Nanning visited the port. The up-trip usually takes from 2 to 3 days, and the down trip about one day.

ASILE DE LA ST. ENFANCE

DIRECTORY

Lungchow-Sisters Marthe, Suzanne,

Rosalie

COMMISSIONER

KWANG-SI

OF THE FRONTIER OF

Tupan-Tan Hao-ming

Secretaries-Yang, Chêng

CONSULATES

FRANCE

署事領國法大

Vice-Consul-E. Point

官事頜總利大意大

Tai-i-tai-li-chung-ling-sz-kun

ITALY

Consul General-Commendatore Z. Volpicelli (residing in Hongkong)

* H# Lung-chow-hsin-kuan

關新

州龍

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Asst. in Charge-J. Nolasco

Tidewaiter-P. Perino Clerk-Mak Siu-yik

MISSIONS

(For Protestant Missionaries see separate "Directory ")

MISSION DU KOUANG-SI (Lungchow

district)

Rev. L. Barriere, Lungchow

Rev. Crocq, Taiping

Rev. Caysac, Haiyuen

局支政郵州龍

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

Postal Commissioner-L. C. Arlington

(Nanning)

Second Class Postmaster-Tong Hong

Ngau

Postal Agencies-Shuikowsi, Siatung,

Clerks Cho Shing

Pingsiangsi, Ningmingchow,

Tai-

pingfu, Haiyuan, Shangszè Kuan- tsien-yai, Siangshui, Ming Kiang- ting, Tao-shu, Sia-lui, Hwa-tung Kweishun, Chin Pin