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MENGTSZ-HOKOW

COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE DES CHEMINS DE FER DE L'INDO-CHINE ET DU YUNNAN Direction Générale (Paris)

Directeur Général-M. Getten

Direction Exploitation (Hanoi)

Directeur Expl.-G.Chemin-Dupontes Agence Principale au Yunnan (Mengtsz)

Agent Principal-J. Jonery Commis.-

Chef 2e Arrondissement Traffic et Movement-M. Romieux (Yunnanfu) Service Médical-Docteur H. Dumont

(Amichow)

Caisse Centrale du Yunnan — (Ami-

chow) Pergaud

CONSULATES

GREAT BRITAIN (Yunnanfu)

H. A. Ottewill, H. B. M. Consul- Genl. (for Yunnan and Kweichow)

FRANCE

Consul-L. Flayelle

Médecin du Consulat-Jarland Receveur des Postes-Garde

Directeur de l'Ecole Franco-Chinoise

-Laborie

Meng-tsz-kwan

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-P. C.Hansson

Assistants-A. A. d'Eça, C. H. Ben- craft Joly, W. E. Annett, Yang Ming Hsin

Tidewaiter-T. G. Balthazar Pishihchai Branch Office

Examiner-J. V. Murphy

Yunnanfu Branch Office

Assistant-A. L. M. C. Pichon

Examiner-N. J. B. Galletti Tidewaiter A. F. Schoch Hokow Branch Office

Assistant-H. W. Hosking

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Examiners-D. Duchamp, A.W. Jappe Tidewaiters-E. F. A. Barbé, L.“ V.

Coates, H. C. Feunteun

HOTEL MENGTSZ

Fortin, manager

HOTEL KALOS

POINSARD ET VEYRET, Merchants E. Racine, signs per pro.

SALT GABELLE

Dist. Inspr.-R. L. P. Baude(Yunnanfu) Assistant Dist. Inspr.-E. Paris se

(Mohei)

Assistant Dist. Inspr.-G. Caffarena

(Tali)

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK

J. P. Thornton (Yunnanfu)

YUNNAN POSTAL DISTRICT-Head Office:

Yunnanfu

Postal Commissioner -P. Filippini District Accountant-W. O'Neill' Assistant-Hsueh Chia Wang

Do. —Lai Ki Hong Postmasters-36

Postal Agents-180 Postal Establishments--270 Hokow Post Office

Postmaster-P. L. Leblanc

HOKOW

Hokow was opened to foreign trade by the Supplementary Convention between China and France of 20th June, 1895. By the terms of the agreement France was to establish a Vice-Consulate and China a Customs House at Hokow, these stipulations being carried out in August, 1896, and July, 1897, respectively. The Vice-Consulate is subordinate to the Mengtsz Consulate and the Hokow Customs are under the control of the Mengtsz Commissioner, and the value of the trade is not separately stated in the Mengtsz Customs returns.

Hokow is picturesquely situated on the left bank of the Red River at its confluence with the Nanhsi River commonly called the Namti-and lies immediately opposite Laokay, an important garrison town in Tonkin. An iron railway bridge across the Nanhsi River, was completed in 1902, and connects Hokow and Laokay. Hokow is about 420 li by land from Mengtsz, which can be reached after a train journey of about 8 hours through magnificent country.