Cochinchina

Number of veteran newsmen in the 30’s and 40’s have assuredly believed that Mr. DIỆP VĂN KỶ himself was the man who first had taken the initiative in publishing the first springtime magazine, following his adherence to the Press circle – namely the “Đông Pháp” thời báo (French Indochina time magazine) of town-councillor NGUYỄN KIM ĐÍNH in 1927.

The province of Longxuyen is bounded by the provinces of Chaudoc, Rachgia, Cantho, Sadec and Tanan, and occupies a surface of 120.432 ha in the western part of Cochin-China.

The province of Tayninh has a superficial area of about 450.000 hectares, and is bounded in the north and west by Cambodia, in the south by the provinces of Giadinh, Cho Lon and Tanan and in the east by the Saigon river.

The province of Baria is in the east of Cochin-China.

The province of Bentre is formed by two islands: the island of Minh, situated between the Co Chien and the Hamluong rivers, the northern part of which belongs to Vinhlong, and the island of Bao, between the Hamluong and the Balai.

The chief town of the province of Hatien is situated at the entrance of a shallow creek, on the Gulf of Siam, north-west of the coast of Cochin-China, and 6km from the Cambodian frontier.

Province of Rachgia, 235.000 inhabitants. Chief town Rachgia or village of Vinh Than Van.

The province of Baclieu is situated between 8°30 and 9°30 latitude north, and 102°20 and 104° longitude east.

The province of Travinh is bounded in the north by the province of Co Chien.

The province of Soctrang has an area of 238.000 hectares and every part of it has been put to use, and is almost entirely under rice cultivation.