HAIPHONG
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The city, originally comprised within the Cua-Cam and Song-Tam Bac rivers and the Bonnal canal, soon spread beyond these narrow limits owing to the development of its commerce and industry, foreign and indigenous. The principal industrial concerns are cement works (whose products are known all over the Far East), cotton mills, rice mills, brick, tile and ceramic factories, foundries, shipbuilding yards, and an important factory (opened in the beginning of 1922) for the making of all sorts of chemical products.
The total population is about 80,000.
Haiphong is connected with Hanoi by rail, passenger-trains running five times a day each way, and is in communication by landline with Saigon and by radio with Hongkong. Haiphong is also connected by a macadamised road of 22 Km. (about 14 miles) with the nice beach of Doson (Dâù-Són in native language), where come to rest, during the hot season,, numerous European families of the Protectorate and, too, rich native people.
Haiphong, at last, is the point of starting for all trips in the neighbouring coal regions of Hongay and, by sea as well as by overland, throw the famous "Along Bay".
It must be noticed that the town of Haiphong has been given up to France in whole property by the King of Annam and that, therefore, the city is administrated, like in France, by a French Mayor assisted by a "municipal council" the only difference being that the Mayor is an Administrator of Civil service" of a high grade, designated by the General Governor, instead of being an "elected citizen".
DIRECTORY
MAIRIE DE HAIPHONG Administrateur-Maire-M. J. Vinay
ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPALE Administrateur-Maire-M. J. Vinay Chef du Secrétariat-M. Theveniant: Chef des Travaux Municipaux-Gautier,
ingenieur
Commissaire de Police-M. Delamotte Payeur Receveur Municipal
Martin
Commissaire Special-Molins
CONSEIL MUNICIPAL
M.
Administrateur Resident-Maire:— M.
J. Vinay
lere Adjoint-M. le D. Fesquet 2eme Adjoint-M. Lavergne Conseillers Municipaux-M. M. Go- delu, Paquin, Dr. Forest, Javouray, Boé, Péraldi, Bouchard, Brun Buisson, Lagauzère et Rochat Président de la Chambre de Commerce
M. Chenu
Ingénieur Chef du Service Maritime--
M. Gauthier
S/Directeur des Douanes et Régies-
M. Castanet
Directeur du Port Autonome
Gauthier
Consulat d'Angleterre M. Paull
M.
POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES Bureau d'Haiphong
Receveur-Andrieu
Contrôleurs-Beck, Goudemant
Commis principaux-Urbain, Hoareau Commis-Nguyen Duc, Hung, Nguyen Khao Kiến, Pham Van Bao, Truong
Tuan Phat
Mécanicien-Aubouy Monteur-Colonia D'Istria Dames téléphonistes Muller, Per- rin, Miannay, Curiol, Martin, Ha- melle, Brihaye, Gervais, Puylagar- de, Denis, Genot, Carlos, Perretti, Babou, Souloumiac
TRAVAUX PUBLICS Circonscription Territoriale du Tonkin Service Maritime
Chef de Service J. Gauthier, ingr.
ppal.
Chef de Bureau-H. Delacotte, ad-
joint-technique principal
Sub-divisionnaires.
Chef de la Subdivision du Port de
Haiphong Claverin, ingénieur
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