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NANNING-KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

DIRECTORY

ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (SOUTH

CHINA), LTD.

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

Lam Kwok Kon

CUSTOMS, CHINESE

Ad: Custos

MARITIME--Cable

Actg. Commissioner-Chen Tso-chü

Assist.-Liu Shao-chien

Examiner-Leung Kwok Choy

府事領國法大

FRENCH CONSULATE

Consul (resides at Lungchow)

MISSIONS

EMMANUEL MISSION HOSPITAL

MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES

Mgr. Albouy, évêque

(Nanning)

Rev. Pere Costenoble, provicaire (,,)

Rev. Pere Labully (Nanning) Rev. Pere Cuenot (Sieou Jen) Rev. Pere Dalle (Nanning) Rev. J. M. Epalle (Silin) Rev. L. Crocq (Kweihsien) Rev. Teissier (Siang Chow). Rev. Seosse (Kweihsien) Rev. Courant (Silin) Rev. Seguret (Silung) Rev. Rigal (Siangchow) Rev. Caysac (Lungchow) Rev. Heraud (Kweihsien) Rev. Peyrat (Luchay)

Rev. Madiore (Nanning)

Rev. Maillot (Tai Ping)

Rev. Billaud ( id.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST MISSION

POST OFFICE

SOCONY VACUUM CORPORATION Cable

Ad: Socony

Hung Sau Sun, manager

Lau Shiu-lun

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 situated between 20 deg. 45 min. and 21 deg. 17 min. north latitude, and 107 deg. 55 min. and 108 deg. 16 min. east longitude at a distance more or less 230 miles west-south-west of Hongkong. 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 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant communication with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated, and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November, 1899, between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles, the territory of Kouang-Tcheou-Wan was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. The chief place of the territory is the town of Fort Bayard, which is at the entrance of the interior port on the right bank of the river Ma Tché. commercial port, with the establishments of the civil administration, military service and the special offices.

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