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NANNING-KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

967

It is only to be expected that enhanced prosperity together with an influx of officials and well-to-do merchants consequent on the transfer of the capital from Kueflin, and a general spread of civilisation, should engender a desire to adopt a state of life similar to that enjoyed in other parts of the Republic in closer touch with western ideas. There are now several motor vehicles, including four bulky char-a- bancs in use at Nanning, and as these are the property of highly-placed officials their arrival is likely to give an impetus to road development. In order to obtain a wholesome water suppiled the authorities have sunk several artesian wells. Electric light is supplied by a local company.

DIRECTORY

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (SOUTH CHINA), LD.

J. Hoekveen, manager

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

E. F. Mackie

CUSTOMS, MARITIME-Tel. Ad.: Custos

Acting Commr.-C. F. Johnston

Examiner-J. J. Delahunty

Tidewaiter A. W. Barney

府事領國法大

FRENCH CONSULATE

Acting Consul-V. Cadet (Lungchow)

MISSIONS ETRANGERES

Monseigneur Ducœur, evèque

Rev. Père Labully, Kweihsien Rev. Père Barrière, Lungchow Rev. Père Albouy, Sünchow Rev. F. Poulat, Kweihsien

Rev. C. Pélamourgues, Nanning

Rev. J. M. Epalle, Silin

Rev. H. Costenoble, Nanning

Rev. L. Crocq, Taipingfu Rev. Auguin, Nanning Rev. Teissier, Tungmu Rev. Humbert, Poseh Rev. Séosse, Tünchow Rev. Courant, Sylin Rev. Séguret, Silung Rev. Maurand, Silung Rev. Rigal, Yungfoo Rev. Cuenot, Kweilin Rev. Caysac, Haiyuan Rev. Heraud, Sunchow

POST OFFICE, KWANGSI DISTRICT-Head

Office

Acting Postal Comr.-N. B. Doodha Acting Deputy do. -Loo Yuk-shuen 1st Class Postmaster Tsen Yuan

Kwan (Kweilin)

1st Class Postmaster Li Hing Po

(Wuchow)

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK-Tel.

Ad: Socony

F. B. Williams, manager

KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

灣州廣

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