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NANNING-KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

W. P. Crismond

CONSULATES

FRANCE

府事領國法大

DIRECTORY

Vice-Con.-M. P.J. Crepin (Lungchow)

官事領總利大義大

Tai-I-tai-li Cheung-ling-sz-kún

ITALY

Consul General-

CUSTOMS, MARITIME

Actg. Comer.-R. F. C. Hedgeland

Asst. Examiner-F. Campbell

3rd Class Tidewaiter-A.E. T. Hansen

MISSIONS

(For Protestant Missionaries see end of volume)

MISSIONS ETRANGERES

Monseigneur Ducœur, evèque Rev. Père Labully, Kouihien Rev. Père Barrière, Lungchow Rev. Père Albouy, Ouminfon

Rev. Père Bibollet, Pingma Rev. F. Poulat, Kouihien

Rev. C. Pélamourgues, Sieoujen Rev. J. M. Epalle, Kiuchow Rev. A. Dalle, Nanning

Rev. H. Costenoble, Nanning

Rev. L. Crocq, Taiping

Rev. Auguin, Wuchow

Rev. Barrés, Sanly

Rev. Tessier, Lung-niu Rev. Humbert, Poseh Rev. Séosse, Pinnan Rev. Courant, Sylin Rev. Séguret, Sintcheou Rev. Maurand, Kohao Rev. Rigal, Yungfoo Rev. Cuenot, Kweilin

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2 Sisters at Nanning, 3 at Lungchow

SOEURS DE ST. PAUL DE CHARTRES

POST OFFICE KWANGSI DISTRICT-Head

Office

Postal Commissioner-T. N. Manners District Accountant-J. N. Greenfield

STANDARD OIL Co., oF New YORK-Tel.

Ad: Socony

E. D. Mckay asst.-in-charge Leon Ellis, do.

KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

Kwáng-chau-wan

The bay of Kwangchau (or according to the French official spelling, Kouang-tcheou- wan), situated in the province of Kwangtung, was ceded on lease with the surrounding territories by a Convention between France and China, and occupied by the French on the 22nd of April, 1898. It is comprised between the 20 deg. 45 min. and the 21 deg. 17 min. north latitude, and the 107 deg. 55 min. and 108 deg. 16 min. east longitude to a distance more or less of 230 miles of Hongkong, W.S.W. The two islands of Nao-tcheou and Tang-hai placed at the entrance of the bay make an excellent closed port into which entrance is by two narrow passages. The port measures about 15 miles long, and for about half of its length it is three or four miles in breadth. The depth of anchorage of 20 metres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant communication with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November, 1899, between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles, the territory of Kouang-tcheou-wan was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. The chief place of the territory is the town of Fort Bayard, which is at