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NANNING-KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

Visconte D. de Lusignan

CONSULATES

FRANCE

府事頜國法大

DIRECTORY

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

CUSTOMS, MARITIME

Acting Comsr.-R. F. C. Hedgeland Examiner-K. Gulbrandsen Tidewaiter-A. E. T. Hansen

MISSIONS

(For Protestant Missionaries see separate Directory)

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, Nanning Rev. Séosse, Pinnan Rev. Courant, Sylin Rev. Séguret, Sintcheou Rev. Maurand, Kohao Rev. Rigal, Yungfoo Rev. Cuenot, Kweilin

POST OFFICE KWANGSI DISTRICT-Head

Office

Postal Commissioner-T. N. Manners

STANDARD OIL Co., oF New YORK-Tel.

Ad: Socony

A. B. Gorman A. A. Anthony

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 Adiniral 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 the entrance of the interior port on the right bank of the river Ma Tché. It is the commercial port, with the establishments of the civil administration, Military Service and the special offices.

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