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HOIHOW

that this 'Island of Palms' is not the least rich nor the least fertile of China's possessions." A Company with foreign capital has recently started to plant up jute and if the initial experiment is successful quite a large industry may develope. The island of Hainan is described as a terra incognita to the world.

There is no telegraphic communication with the mainland at present. The military wireless station, however, has been opened to the public, with limited places and certain restrictions, also one privately owned wireless station. A harbour light, and a light at Lamko (western entrance of the Hainan Straits) were opened in 1894; also one at Cape Cami on the lower tip of the peninsula in 1895. An Aga Lantern apparatus was installed on the West Fort close to the city at the commencement of 1916. The approach to the harbour badly needs dredging, but is not likely to be dredged until the native merchants of Hoihow develope a more public spirit, and conditions in China improve generally.

DIRECTORY

ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (SOUTH CHINA),

LTD.

Y. T. Kong

S. K. Li

M. N. Ho K. S. Ho

BERTHELOT, C. A., Merchant

Agencies

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Compagnie Indo-Chinoise de Navign. Canadian Pacific Stearnships, Ld.

CHINO-POLISH DISPENSARY

P. Petrowsky

CONSULATES

BRITISHI-Kiungchow

Consul-H.B.M. Consul General of

Canton

FRENCH

Acting Consul for France Dr.

Esserteau

Director of the French Hospital--

Dr. Esserteau

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-K. F. Jordan (acting) Assists. A. A. Wallman, Ch'en Ta

Pung, Yeli Yu Chun

Medical Officers-J. Esserteau and

Chu Jun Shen

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master

(Acting)-G. B. Appleton

Assistant Boat Officer-E. M. Popov Examiners-T. Yamazoe and A. K.

Gröndahl

Tidewaiter-E. F. Carlsen

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Lights

Hoihow Harbour-A. X. Peroff

Lamko-P. U. Sorensen

Cape Cami-G. Black

Relieving Lightkeeper-M. F. Van't

Wout

GERMAN DISPENSARY

F. Flakowsky and wife

司公車汽崖瓊

HAINAN MOTOR Co., Authorized Ford

Dealer-Main Road, Hoihow, Hainan

Island; Teleph.

Hainanmotor

43; Cable

Leung Yin Tung, manager

司公新鴻口海

Ad:

HUNG SAN & Co., General Merchants

Shipping and Insurance Agents

F. V. Wenshow, manager

Agencies

Thoresen & Co., Ld.

Ho Hong Steamship Co.

KIU SIONG HOTEL GARAGE-Teleph. 14;

Cable Ad: Kiusiong; Code: Bentley's

Wu Kin Sing, manager

Lim Tee Yick, cashier

Lim Yuan Hig, accountant

Tum Fook Tim, assist. do.

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MISSIONS

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長

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

At Hoihow

Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Steiner

Dr. and Mrs. N. Bercovitz

Miss Grace Macdonald

Miss Caroline McCreery, R.N. Miss Velma Forbes, R.N.