KOBE-HYOGO-SHIMONOSEKI AND MOJI
OFFICES
South British Fire & Marine Insurance Company Standard Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Standard Life Assurance Co.
Suisse Marine Insurance Co., Ld., Zurich
Sun Fire Office
Sun Insurance Office
Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ld...
Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Triton Insurance Company, Limited Ulster Marine Insurance Co. Belfast.. Underwriting and Agency Association.. Union Insurance Society of Canton
Union Insurance Society
Union Internationale, Anvers (Marine)................. Union Marine Insurance Company, Limited Universo Marine Insurance Co., Ld.
Upper Rhine Marine Insurance Company, Limited
United Swiss Marine Insurance Co. Western Assurance Company World Marine Insurance Co.. Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld. Yorkshire Insurance Co. (Fire). Yorkshire Insurance Co.
AGENTS
Smith, Baker & Co.
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Findlay, Richardson & Co., Ld. Dodwell & Co.
Pollak Brothers
Findlay Richardson & Co. Robison & Co.
H. Hirao, manager
C. Illies & Co.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Pollak Brothers Robison & Co.
Samuel, Samuel & Co. H. Lucas & Co.
C. Illies & Co.
Findlay, Richardson & Co. Pollak Brothers
Ed. L. Van Nierop Simon, Evers & Co. Findlay, Richardson & Co. Berigny & Co.
J. D. Thomson, agent Dodwell & Co., Ld.
A. Drewell & Co. (sub-agents)
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 exists to have both embraced ́în one new ken, in place of, as at present, Shimonoseki being under the jurisdiction of Yamaguchi, 51 miles away, and Moji 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 1903 amounted to Yen 1,373,724 for Shimonoseki and Yen 8,380,735 for Moji, and Exports to Yen 721,233 for Shimonoseki and Yen 15,519,488 for Moji. 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 from Moji in 1903 was 2,063,838 tons. 2,300 steamers entered into Shimonoseki and Moji in 1903 representing a total tonnage of 3,711,683, of which 476 vessels of 1,197,557 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.
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