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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 Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Though less extensive than that of Tokyo, it is a much grander and more striking edifice, and is indeed, next to that of Nagoya, 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 termed Kencho. Osaka is the seat of numerous industries, including cotton spinning mills, 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 number of foreign residents is small, and most of the British and Americans are missionaries. The imports and exports are included with those of Kobe-Hyogo. The population of Osaka was 442,668 in 1889.
DIRECTORY
BEAM, JOHN MURRAY, Consulting Engineer
CHINA AND JAPAN TRADING COMPANY, LD.
Wm. Posch, manager
T. Asai
Agency
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
CONSULATE
BELGIUM
Acting Consul-L. Du Bois
FAVRE-BRANDT, C. & J., Watch and Clock
Importers-10, Concession
C. Favre-Brandt (Neuchatel) J. Favre-Brandt (Yokohama)
L. Du Bois
G. Du Bois
FIRE BRIGADE
Captain-A. N. Hansell Foreman-H. Heitkemper
Secretary and Treas.-Walter Loxton
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
IMPERIAL ARSENAL
Colonel Makino, director Colonel Tajima
Major P. Asa
Major P. Grillo M. Bisso
M. Forniers
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT MINT, Kawasaki
Director-K. S. Endo
Supdt. general dept.-T. Hasegawa
OSAKA CASTLE
Comdt.-Genl. Viscount Takashima
OSAKA FUCHO
Governor-Yamada Nobumichi Secretary-Takasaki Chika-akira Chief Police Inspector-Yamashita
Hidezane
OSAKA KOSOSAIBANSHO(Court of Appeal) Chief Judge-Kitabatake Harufusa
OSAKA SHISHIN SAIBANSHO (Court of
First Instance)
Chief Judge-Oshima Sadatoshi
HANSELL, A. N., Architect and Surveyor,
18, Concession
HUNTER & Co., E. H., Osaka Iron Works,
Shipbuilding Yard and Dry Dock J. Ellerton, consulting engineer Agency
North Queensland Insurance, Sydney
LELAND, Rev. H. D., B.A., Teacher Govern-
ment School, 26, Concession
MISSIONARIES
AMERICAN BOARD MISSION
Rev. Wallace Taylor, M.D., and Mrs.
Taylor 15, Concession
Miss M. B. Daniels, 25, Concession Miss M. A. Daughaday, Tosa Bori,
Uradori Jogakko
Rev. J. T. Gulick. PH.D., and Mrs.
Gulick 22, Concession
Rev. Geo. and Mrs. Allchin (absent) Rev. Otis and Mrs. Cary, 31, Concn. Miss Elizabeth Torrey, 24, Concn. Miss C. M. Telford, 25, Concession