TELLICHERRI

[s. 749] : A town and seaport on the Malabar Coast, Madras, India, 43 miles north northwest of Calicut. A healthful and picturesque town built upon a group of wooded hills running down to the sea, protected by a natural breakwater of rock. It has a good harbor and an Population, 26,410, Hindus, excellent trade. Muslims, Christians. Station of the Basel Mi ionary Society (1839), with (1903) 4 mi ionaries, three of them with their wives; 52 native workers, 6 outstations, 8 day schools, 3 boarding schools, and 591 profe ed Christians, of whom 324 are communicants. The name is written by Germans Talatsoheri. ch134.xhtml b 749