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to ships of all sizes, and the inner one to coasting vessels and steamers ordinarily employed in the local trade. The river is navigable for vessels not drawing over 10 feet up to Mapu; but seeing that at certain seasons there are a few places where the fall in the river is very considerable, owing to the existence of sand banks, it is desirable that river steamers, intended to run regalarly, should not draw over six feet. An overland telegraph line from China to this port and the city of Seoul was opened to traffic in November, 1885. The climate is healthy and may be compared to that of Chefoo. The foreign population was 4,397 (including 3,904 Japanese and 404 Chinese) in 1896; the natives were estimated at 6,756.
The port was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st January, 1883, and to foreign trade on the 16th June of the same year. The value of the imports from foreign countries in 1896 was $3,709,383, and that of the exports to foreign countries $1,795,862, as compared with 85,017,086 imports and $1,232,276 exports in 1895, in which year trade was abnormal owing to the presence of the Japanese armies in the country. The total value of the trade of the port in 1896 was $5,678,730, as compared with $6,623,325 in 1895.
The sub-prefectural town of Jenchuan is situated ten li distant from the port.
CHAMBER OF COmmerce (JapanESE)
Chairman-C. Nishiwaki Vice-Chairman-S. Tojo
DIRECTORY
Chief Secretary-C. Nakamura
CHEMULPO Club
Committee-K. Ishii (chairman), E. Laporte (hon. treas.), L. A. Hopkins (hon. sec.), A. Suzuki
CHINESE MERCHANTS
Kin Chiu Tong Say Shin Tung Shuan Shiu Tai Si Kun Shun Tick Hing & Co. Tien Wha Chau
Tung Shun Tai Yee Sam & Co. Yee Sung Shiu Yee Tai & Co. Yu Shin Jen Yung Lai Shin
CHOSEN SHIMPO, Newspaper
C. Nakamura, editor
C. Yakushiji, publisher
J. Yamamoto, printer
CONSULATES
GREAT BRITAIN
ITALY
CHINA, in charge of interests
Vice-Consul-H. Bencraft Joly
JAPAN
Consul-K. Ishii
Vice-Consul-K. Shidehara
Chancellors - S.
Nakamura,
Mayema, J. Hirai, K. Akamatsu
K.
Inspectors of Police-K. Kamiya, K.
Koidzumi
Post Office
Director S. Matsumura
DAIBUTSU HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
R. Hori, proprietor
CUSTOMS
關海國鮮朝大
Act. Comissioner-Wm. McC. Osborne
Assistant-E. Laporte
Do. -Woo Li Tang
Do. S. K. Nakabayashi
Clerks-L. A. Hopkin,s, T. W. Van Ess
S. G. Hara, T. Kato J. C. Staden Medical Officer-E. B' Landis Acting Tidesurveyor and Harbour
Master--C. A. Meyer
Examiners-F. R. Borioni, P. Mondini Tidewaiters--T. Hollingsworth, J.
Prahl, and Japanese
DAI ICHI GINko, Limited, & Customs Bank
C. Nishiwaki, manager
S. Aso, S. Uba, S. Yamamoto, T. Mura- kami, S. Ohtsuka, J. Kokubu, clerks
Agencies
Tokio Marine Insurance Company Meiji Fire Insurance Company Meiji Life Insurance Company
EIGHTEENTH BANK
T. Adachi, manager
C. Adachi, bookkeeper G. Midzuta, cashier
Agencies
Teikoku Life Insurance Company Nippon Kairiku Insurance Company
EU DON, STEWARD & Co., Shipchandlers,
Store and Hotel-keepers
EUROPEAN RESIDENTS—additional
Benzenius,C. G., master str. “Hyenik" Gunderson, J.,masterstr. "Changriong"
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