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HANOI

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the small islands which adorn it, and surrounded by promenades. He there is the Square Paul Bert, with a fine bronze statue of Paul Bert unveiled on 14th July, 1890, and a bandstand in the middle. Close to the square there are the ty Hall, Treasury, Post Office, Union Club, Bank of Indo-China, Résidence Supérieur the Hotel Metropole. Other public buildings, as the residence of the Comman- of the Troops, the Hospital, etc., are situated on what was formerly the Concession," close to the river bank. There is a large Roman Catholic Cathedral and handsome small Protestant church. The imposing palace of the Governor-General nds at the entrance of the Botanic Garden, and other fine buildings in the town the Theatre, Museum, Palais de Justice, Terminus, etc. There are two first-class. Etels-the Hotel Metropole. with a front of nearly 300 feet, and the Hanoi Hotel-as ll as some smaller ones. The "Cercle de l'Union," Société Philharmonique and the asonic Lodge possess their own buildings. A racecourse, opened in 1890, is situated t outside the new town. Daily and periodical French papers are published at Hanoi. e citadel occupies the higliest site and is surrounded by a brick wall 12 feet high, d a moat. It contains the buildings for the troops, arsenals, magazines, etc. The yal Pagoda, also, stands within its enclosure.

The ancient city is situated between the citadel and the river and presents a novel pearance, owing to the singular architecture of the houses. Since the occupation the French great improvements have been effected in the laying-out of the town, ad the formation of roads and streets, of which over 50 miles are already drained, rectrically lighted, and, even in the native city, well kept and very clean as com

red with those of other Eastern cities. Of the numerous temples and pagodas, that of e "Grand Buddha," situated on the shore of the Grand Lake, is the most important Id interesting for visitors on account of its colossal bronze statue.

Steel built halls, each 160 by 60 feet, for the native markets have been erected in. Herent quarters.

Trade, both export and import, is steadily increasing, and besides many important ercantile houses there is also a development of industries in this town; a cotton- inning mill, ice factory, match factory, paper manufactory, some distilleries, rniture-shops and a brewery are among the number.

The transit trade has developed considerably since the

different railway

cs have been opened which connect Indo-China and Tonkin with Yunnan Province. he first part, connecting Haiphong with Hanoi, was opened in July, 1902, and the line ters the capital by a magnificent steel bridge, 5,100 feet in length, over the Red

iver.

The Botanic Garden of Hanoi occupies a very fine site and is one of the best in te Far East. It contains over 3,000 various species of plants. The climate has under- ne a very favourable change, thanks to many sanitary works executed by the rench, such as laying drains through the whole European and native city, filling pools, marshes, etc. There is distinction of season: the summer begins in April, le winter about October. The highest degree of temperature in summer is 40° cen- grade, the lowest in winter about 0° centigrade. The population of Hanoi is about 0,000, 3,000 of whom are Europeans (exclusive of the military), the rest being nnamites, Chinese, Japanese and Indians. The first meeting of a Native Delibera- we Assembly elected on a narrow suffrage was held at Hanoi on November 14th,

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