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ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.

A. Ledeboer, manager

CONSULATES

HOIHOW-LUNGCHOW

DIRECTORY ·

IŁ Tai-peh-kwok Ling-sz-kun

BELGIUM

Consul-Residing at Hongkong

FRANCE

Vice-Consulate-Dr. Esserteau, in

charge

Medical Officer Dr. J. Esserteau Postmaster-Pham Ba Trung Director, French School-J. Subira

GREAT BRITAIN (Kiungchow), also in

charge of United States Interests

Acting Consul-W. J. B. Fletcher

Constable and Postal

Postal Agent Vacant

官事領總利大義大

Tai I-tai-li Chung-ling-sz-kùn

ITALY

Consul General-

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Boat Officer-E. A. Koosache

Chief Examiner--G. Houlston Tide waiters-- J. J. C. Somme, H. J. Eriksen, A. Pedersen, H. C. Hyatt

Lights

Hoihow Harb. Light-Ku Chin fu

Lamko Light-F. V. Serall

Cape Cami Light T. Slade

Relieving Lightkpr.-H. Alliso

地孖 Ma.ti

MARTY, A. R., Merchant, Commission and

Shipping Agent

C. Berthelot

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

POST OFFICE, CHINESE

Postmaster-J. M. E. S. de Senna

Tien-tsu-tong

POST OFFICE, FRENCHI

Acting Commissioner-C. Talbot Bow-

ring

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master

-Y. M. Mudes

Assistant-S. Tsuda

Medical Officer-Dr. J. Esserteau

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. Léauté Rev. J. Giégoire

STANDARD OIL CO.

J. H. Bulmer, manager

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LUNGCHOW

州龍 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 above-named two rivers is known as Tso-chiang, or left branch of the West River, and it enters the main stream some 30 miles above Nanning. The town is prettily situated in an amphitheatre amongst the mountains, having exits only by the rivers, and lies at an elevation of some 300 feet above sea level. It has a new wall which was completed in 1887. The population is estimated at some 13,000 and from a military point of view Lungchow is considered to be a place of importance. Troops are stationed there and near the Frontier. The port was opened to Franco-Annamese trade on the 1st June, 1889, but so far the little trade may