KUNSAN
Kunsan, one of the new ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st May, 1899, is: situated at the mouth of the Yong Dang River, which runs for many miles, forming the boundary line between the two provinces of Chulla-do and Chung-Chong-do, on the West Coast of Corea, and lies about halfway between Jenchuan and Mokpo. The two provinces referred to are so noted for their abundant supply of agricultural produce that they are called the magazines of the kingdom. The principal articles of export are rice, wheat, beans, different kinds of medicines, ox-hides, grasscloth, paper, bamboo articles, fans (both open and folding), screens and mats, bêche de mer, dried. awabi, with various kinds of fish and seaweed.
The port itself was well known as the export station for the revenue rice, when the Government revenue was paid in rice and collected in this port for transmission to the capital. The foreign trade in 1905 amounted to £36,827 in exports and £36,834 in im- ports. Among import goods, shirtings, lawns, cotton yarn, matches, kerosene oil, etc., had already found their way to the port prior to its opening for distribution to different markets, and the importation of these goods had steadily increased; but the latest statistical returns exhibited a decline in the imports of nearly 100 per cent.. and a decline of about 30 per cent. in exports compared with the returns for 1904.
DIRECTORY
BEPPOO HOTEL
S. Beppoo, proprietor
CHINESE MERCHANTS
Tong Shun Tai & Co. Kin Sin Tong & Co,
CUSTOMS
Asst.-in-charge—S. K. Nakabayashi Medical Officer-K. Sasaki
JAPANESE Merchants
Ohsawa & Co. (steamship agents) Kadowaki & Cò,
do.
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
Corean Directory
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL--FOREIGN
Members -The Corean Kamuni and
Y. Shimatani
President K. Tada
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL-JAPANESE
Director--T. Sakagami Chairman M. Sato
13 members
Ohgi & Co.
Nunoi & Co.
Okabe & Co.
Takase & Co.
Shimoda & Co.
Kanamori & Co.
Ohsawa & Co. (agent for Osaka Shosen
Kaisha)
JAPANESE RESIDENCY
Vice Resident-E. Sudzuki
Chancellors -Narushima, K. Mori
Police Inspectors-Y. Michino, K.
Takenouchi
Interpreter-Y. Hasumoto
PILOT
S. Hashimoto
POST OFFICE--IMPERIAL JAPANESE
Postmaster T. Tsuchiya
Clerks B. Sakai, R. Yejiri, K. Mat-
suda, S. Nishishima, G. Aoyagi, S.. Sekihara, M. Imajo
Branches:
Postmaster--O. Kawashima
Kōshu
Nangen
Gōshu
Postmaster-T. Kajima
Postmaster-H. Asai
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