SHIMONOSEKI AND MOJI
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SHIMONOSEKI AND MOJI
These two towns are situated one on each side of Shimonoseki straits, the western entrance of the Inland Sea-the former on the north and the latter on the south side. The interests of both towns, so far as shipping is concerned, are indentical, and a move- ment is afoot to have both embraced in one new ken, in place of, as at present, Shimonoseki being under the jurisdiction of Yamaguchi, 51 miles away, and Mojí under that of Fukuoka, 47 miles away. The foreign merchants have their offices on the side that suits their own convenience; Custom House and Banks having establishments on both sides of the Straits. There is a fairly strong tidal current through the Straits but the anchorage, which is along the south shore, is only affected by an eddy, and good holding ground is general. Steamers entering from the West can get pilots at Rokuren light, where boats have to stop in any case for medical inspection and harbour master's instructions. From the eastwards this inspection takes place at Hezaki Light. The climate is exceedingly healthy, and means of transport are good. Liners run regularly to all foreign ordinary ports of call; and while from Shimonoseki the Sanyo Railway taps the North, from Moji the Kiushiu Railway taps the South of Japan. Excellent foreign accommodation can be had at the Shimonoseki Station Hotel belonging to the Sanyo Railway. This Railway has also two large ferry boats plying between Moji and the Shimonoseki Station, while a ten-minute ferry plies between the usual landing places at Moji and Shimonoseki. Waterworks are in course of construction for Shimonoseki and being talked of for Moji. Both places are lit by electricity and are connected by telephone with the principal towns, from Kumamoto and Nagasaki in the South, to Chofu in the North. Imports for 1902, amounted to Yen 7,577,440, and Exports to Yen 14,294,980. Imports consist principally of machinery, iron ore, sugar, raw cotton, and flour; and Exports of coal, cotton yarn, and rice. The quantity of coal exported in 1902 was 1,682,152 tons and that taken for ships' use 485,296 tons. 1,836 steamers called in 1902 a total of tonnage of 2,924,284, of which 469 vessels of 1,082,930 tons were British. The population of Shimonoseki at the end of 1902 was 44,733, and of Moji 36,798. It should be specially noted that photographing and sketching are forbidden within a radius of ten miles round Shimonoseki and Moji on land and sea. The law in this respect is strictly enforced and ignorance is not accepted as an excuse.
DIRECTORY
BIRCH, KIRBY & Co., Merchants, Moji
Browne & Co., Merchants, 3,338 Kiu-
Moji.
E. H. Gill (Kobe)
Horace Nutter, manager
Leonard Birnie
Agencies
Apcar Line of Steamers
Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld.
Chinese Eastern Railway Co.
Glen Line of Steamers
Imperial Alliance Company, Limited Lloyd's (Bakan)
Marine Insurance Company, Limited North China Insurance Company, Ld. P. & O. Steam Navigation Company Russian National Volunteer Fleet
CITY COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, Shimonoseki
M. Henry, English instructor
CONSULATES
GREAT BRITAIN
also
AUSTRO-HUNGARY CONSULATE
Consul--A. M. Chalmers
Shipping Clerk-A. Macdonald
GILL & Co., W. H., Merchants, 6, Minato-
cho, Moji
W. H. Gill (Kobe)
J. Summers, signs per pro.
Agencies
Eastern and Australian S.S. Co.
Law Union and Crown Insurance Co. National Assurance Co. of Ireland Manchester Assurance Co.
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