YUENSAN (GENSAN)—FUSAN
JAPANESE MERCHANTS, &c.
First National Bank
K. Toki, agent
N. Nishihachijo, manager Fukushima & Co., Storekeepers
K. Mudzu, agent
Japan and Corea Trading Co. G. Fuchikami, agent
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
K. Makita, agent
8. Murai, vice-agent
One Hundred & Second National Bank
M. Hirata, agent
MISSION ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS
Rev. L. Curlier
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (JAPANESE)
Chairman-N. Murai Vice-Chairman—S. Kajiyama
Post Office (Japanese)
Postmaster-S. Matsumura
TRADERS' REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE Representative-Y. Hirata
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FUSAN
Fusan, or Pusan as it is also called by the Coreans, is the chief port of Kiung-sang- do, the south-eastern province of Corea, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min. 6 sec. N. and long. 129 deg. 3 min. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The native town is a collection of thatched cabins with a population of about 2,000 inhabitants. The Japanese settlement is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo (Deer Island), and is regularly laid out, clean, and well kept. It is under the control of the Consul, who is, however, assisted by an elective Municipal Council. Order is maintained by a Police Force in uniforms of European pattern. The streets are lighted by kerosine lamps, and water, conducted from the neighbouring hills, is distributed through the Settlement by pipes. The Foreign residents numbered 4,184 in 1890, of whom 4,130 were Japanese. The Corean town of Fusan is a walled city, situated at the head of the harbour; it contains the Royal granaries for storing rice, a few wretched houses, and the residence of the small military official in charge. The harbour is good and capacious, with a sufficient depth of water to accommodate the largest vessels. The climate is very salubrious and the place is considered extremely healthy. Sea bathing may be had in perfection. The district city Tong-nai Fu, which is distant about eight miles, is the local centre of trade. It contains a population of about 28,000. A branch of the Foreign Customs Service was established in July, 1883. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha run a regular line of steamers between Nagasaki and Wladivostock, calling at Fusan and Yuensan; a line from Kobe to Jenchuan, Chefoo, and Tientsin, calling at Nagasaki and Fusan; a line from Shanghai to Wladivostock, calling at Chefoo, Jenchuan, Fusan, and Yuensan; and a steamer runs from Osaka to Fusan, calling at Shimonoseki. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in November, 1883.
The trade of the port fell off considerably after the opening of Chemulpo, that port being nearer the capital, but it is now reviving. The value of the trade for 1890 was $3,963,470, as compared with 1,830,219 in 1889, and $699,777 in 1886.
所議會法商本日
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)
Chairman-T. Toki
DIRECTORY
Vice-Chairmen-Y. Uyeno, S. Hoki
Clerks T. Kokubu, H. Oku
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CONSULATE-CHINA
Consul-Li Ying Wan
Secretary-K. T. Chang Accountant-Tsar-i-Ko
Japanese Interp.-Kim Tsai Yek
Corean do. -Lew Hing Tai
館事總本日
Consulate-JAPAN
Acting Consul-T. Z. Nakagawa
Chanceliers-M. Ogawa, K. Ohyi, T.
Kawakami, A. Segawa
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