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Masonic.
KOBE (HYOGO)—OSAKA.
RISING SUN Lodge, No. 1401, E.C. Wor. Master-L. D. Abraham I. Past Master-Geo. H. Whymark Senior Warden-Jas. Palmer Junior Warden-A. M. Delf Treasurer-R. Holme Cook, P.M. Secretary-A. Drewell
Senior Deacon-F'. J. Bardens Junior Deacon—W. Kerr
Inner Guard-W. Keates
Tyler-Ch. N. Spotswoode
LODGE HYOGO AND OSAKA, No. 498, S.C. Right Wor. Master-F. H. Hunter Im. Past Master A. E. Sie bens Depute Master-J. W. Barry, P.M. S. M.-C. W. Dimock, P. Senior Warden-R. M. Thomson Junior Warden-B. Enthoven Treasurer-R. M. Scott
Secretary--I. W Beauchamp, P.M. Senior Deacon-A. Aarstrup
Junior Deacon-H. D. James Inner Guard A. Richardson Tyler T. Ditlow
OSAKA.
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Osaka is the second city in Japan in point of size and commercial importance, and has not inaptly been termed the Venice of the Far East, owing to the manner in which it is intersected by canals. The city is compact and well laid out, the streets being regular, clean, and animated. Osaka is essentially Japanese, though a go-ahead and progressive city, and possesses much of interest to the foreign visitor. It is situated in the province of Settsu, and is built on the banks of the river Ajikawa, about five miles from the sea. The river is only navigable for small vessels, and on the opening of the railway to Kobe the foreign trade of Osaka commenced to decline. Almost all the foreign firms in the latter city have removed to Kobe. The most imposing and at the same time the most interesting object to be seen in Osaka is the Castle, erected in 1583 by one of the Shoguns, the famous Tai-ko-Sama. Though less extensive than that of Tokyo, it is a much grander and more striking edifice, and is indeed, on the whole, the finest example of the ancient feudal castles of Japan. It is now occupied by the Osaka garrison, and forms the headquarters of one of the six great military districts. The city is the seat of the provincial government, which is called Fucho, in contradistinction to the other provincial governments, which are termned Kencho. Osaka is the seat of numerous industries, including a cotton spinning mill, shipbuilding yards, and iron works, and the Imperial Mint is located there. This establishment is in active operation and turns out a coinage not surpassed by any in the world. The population of the city in 1887 was 361,694; the number of foreign residents in 1888 was 289, of whom 144 were Chinese, 75 American, and 56 British, nearly all of the two latter natic nalities being missionaries. The imports and exports are included with those of Kobe- Hyogo.
DIRECTORY.
Government Departments.
OSAKA Fuсно.
OSAKA CAStle.
General Viset. Takashim, commandant
OSAKA KOSO SAIBANSHO.
Nishimura Suteso, Chiji
Satow Chow, Shoki-kwan
Abe Okindo,
do:
Tak saki Chika Akira, supdt. of police Tateisli Kau masa, chief coll'r of revenue
(Court of Appeal).
Kojima Korekata, Chief Ju
ig,
President
OSAKA SHISHIN SAIBANSHO.
(Court of First Instance).
Oshima Sa latoshi, Chief Judge, President