PERNAMBUCO

[s. 597] : A city and seaport on the island lying at the north entrance of the Straits of Malacca, and one of the Straits Settlements belonging to England. It contains 106 square miles, reaches an altitude, in the hilly district, of 2,922 feet, and has a rich, fertile soil, where tropical fruits and spices are cultivated. The climate is healthy, and rain falls every month in the year. George town, the capital, is at the north Population, including eastern end of the island. Province Wellesley and the Bindings (1901), 248,207, of whom 140,102 are Chinese, Malays, and other Asiatics. The Europe ans and A meri Station of the ME, with cans number 1,160. (1903) 2 mi ionaries, one with his wife 4 women mi ionaries, 8 native workers, 1 outstation, 4 places of worship, 10 Sunday schools, 4 day schools, 2 boarding schools, and 242 profe ed Christians, of whom 132 are communicants. Station also of the PB, with 5 mi ionaries, four of them with their wives, and 4 women mi ion Station also of the SPG (1871), with aries. (1903) 5 native workers, 2 places of worship, 2 and 143 profe ed Christians, of schools, day whom 25 are communicants. The BFBS has an agent residing here. N. E. coast of Brazil, S. America, situated at the It is the greatest sugar mart in the country. The busine houses of the city are chiefly built on alow, sandy peninsula called Recife, and the city is often spoken of as “Recife” for this reason. The central part of the city stands on the island of S. Antonio, while the finer residential districts are at Boa Vista, on the mainland. Formerly the city was very dirty and suffered from a lack of water. This has now been changed to a great extent, as prosperity has brought wealth and attracted Europe ans as residents. The population (1890) is 111,555, composed of very mixed elements. Station of the PS (1873), with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 5 native workers, 2 places of worship, 1 theological cla , 1 dispensary, 18 outstations, and 576 profe ed Christians. Station also of the SBC (1889), with (19031 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 12 native workers, 34 outstations, 2 places of worship, 5 day schools, 2 Sunday schools, and 569 profe ed Christians. Station also of the Help for Brazil Society. of:; A railroad station in the PENDRA ROAD: Central Provinces of India, situated about 60 Station of the miles N. N. W. of Bilaspur. (1901), with 1 mi ionary and his wife. protected British state in the PERAK: Malay Peninsula, lying S. of Siamese Kedah and In Province of Wellesley, and N. of Selangor. Perak is a station of the PB, with 2 mi ionaries CWBM A mi ionary. wives and 1 woman There is a station also of the SPG, with (1903) 1 mi ionary, 1 native worker, 2 places of worship, and 45 profe ed Christians. 597