HUDSON STRAIT. See HUDSON BAY.
HUE, hoo-Fe. Capital of the Kingdom of An nam, situated on the left hank of the Truong River. about 10 miles above its entrance into the sea, about latitude 16° •9' N.. and longitude 107° 3S' E. (Map: French Indo-China, E 3). It is a walled city, fortified in the beginning of the nineteenth century by French engineers after the style of Vauban. Ilu6 consists of two parts. the city proper and the suburbs, the former being in the middle of a square island separated from the suburbs on three sides by the river and on one side by a canal. The walls, which have a circumference of about 3000 yards, are of brick and very high, and the citadel has eight gates. The royal palace has yellow tiles on the roof; those of the nobles have red tiles. The wall inclosing the royal palaces has three gates. the centre one being in the form of a pagoda. elab orately carved and gilded: but most of the pub lic buildifrs and nearly all the houses are comparatively mean and in had repair. Popu lation about 100,000, of whom s',00 are Chinese and 350 Europeans. the latter consisting for the
most part of the French Resident. his staff and military guards. The forts at the river mouth were taken by the French in 183:3.
HUE, mm. C EORCES .NDOLPEE S5S — . A French dramatic composer. He was born at. Versailles, and gave early evidence of his unisieal gift. When twenty-one years of age he won the Cram' Prix de Rome. and two years later the Prix Cressent. During his period of study at the Paris Conservatory he was the pupil of Heber and T'aladilhe. Ilis compositions include the following operas: Les Panting (BS]) ; Ln belle au Lois dormant ( 1S941; Va:amrtn : and Le >oi de Paris. Among his orchestral works are the symphonic legend. in three parts. Bii bczahl, and a dramatic sacred episode. Resurrec tion. He also wrote much chamber music. and numerous pieces for individual instruments. He was one of the most successful teachers in Paris.