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HOIHOW

has been conducted by the French Government for teaching the French langua to the Chinese, and an officer from the Tonkin Medical Staff was detailed to th port for the purpose of giving the natives and others free attendance a medicine. The foreign residents in Hainan number about 90. The net value of th trade of the port in 1924 was Hk. Tls. 8,721,200, as compared with Hk. Tls. 8,565,365 1923, Hk. Tls. 7,693,144 in 1922, Hk. Tls. 7,491,672 in 1921, and Hk. Tls. 5,822,072 1920. A large export trade in pigs, poultry, eggs, bullocks and provisions is carri on with Hongkong. There has been some talk among the natives of opening mine constructing railways, and bringing out timber from the virgin forests of the interic While all this may not be realised on any scale for some years to come, it has bee noticed that foreigners are beginning to explore the island, and the Commissioner Customs is of opinion that the searchlight of modern civilisation will reveal much tha is of value to science as well as to commerce. "Perhaps," he adds, "when this accomplished it will be seen that this 'Island of Palms' is not the least rich nor tl least fertile of China's possessions." The island of Hainan is described as a terr incognita to the world.

Telegraphic communication with the other parts of the world is establishe through the line under Chinese administration, but the service is most wretchedl conducted, the line being more often interrupted than not. Wireless telegraphy was inaugurated in April, 1908, to operate across the Hainan Strait at Hoihow and Suwen immediately opposite on the mainland, but has since been dismantled. Two new wireless sets were imported at the end of 1925 and are soon to be installed. A harboui light, and a light at Lamko (western entrance of the Hainan Straits) were opene in 1894; also one at Cape Cami in 1895. An Aga Lantern apparatus was installed on the West Fort close to the city at the commencement of 1916. The approach t the harbour badly needs dredging, but is not likely to be dredged until the native merchants of Hoihow develop a little public spirit, and conditions in China improve generally.

會老長

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

At Hoihow

DIRECTORY

Dr. and Mrs. H. M. McCandliss Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Campbell

Miss G. MacDonald

Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Salsbury Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Steiner At Kiungchow

Hainan Christian Middle School

Rev. and Mrs. D. S. Tappan Rev. and Mrs. P. C. Melrose Rev. and Mrs. S. J. R. Ensign "Pitkin " Girls' School

Miss M. Chapin Miss A. H. Skinner Miss E. D. Scribner

At Nodoa

Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Seton

Mrs. M. R. Melrose

Rev. W. J. Leverett

Miss M. H. Taylor

At Kachek

Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Thomas

Miss K. L. Schaeffer

Dr. and Mrs. N. Bercovitz

Miss C. McCreevy

Miss M. M. Moningey

Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Boasman

ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (South China),

LTD.

G. C. Worrall, manager

BERTHELOT, C. A., Merchant

Agencies

Indo-China S. N. Co., Ld.

Indo-Chinoise Compagnie de Navign. Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ld. Admiral Oriental Line

BRITISH CONSULATE (Kiungchow & Pakhoi), alsc in charge of United States interests

Consul-R. S. Pratt Constable-Duffil

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-J. Nolasco

Assistants-S. Momikura and Hsieh

Te-jun

Medical Officer-Major Esserteau Tidesurveyor and Harbour-master-

E. O'Hare

Examiners-I. Kirisawa, K. Murakami Boat Officer-G. H. White

Tidewaiters-A. Lane, J. L. Stewart

and J. H. Gibbons

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