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HAKODATE
The Hakodate Harbour Improvement works were completed in 1900, and a patent slip capable of taking vessels up to 1,500 tons was also finished. There is also under construction a dry dock to accommodate ships up to 10,000 tons at ordinary spring tides, and at highest spring tides the dock will be capable of receiving the largest battleships in the Japanese Navy. Harbour improvements are also being carried on at Otaru, where a massive breakwater, about 3,500 feet long, is under construction.
In August, 1907, half the city of Hakodate was destroyed by a fire. The number of houses destroyed in the conflagration was ascertained to be 8,977, rendering about 60,000 persons homeless. All the foreign residents with the exception of the American Consular Agent were burnt out, saving nothing, and the total loss was estimated at not less than 50,000,000 yen.
DIRECTORY
BANKS
Nippon Ginko
Hakodate Bank, Ltd. Da San Ginko
Twentieth Bank
Takushoko Ginko 113th Bank, Ltd. Yesashi Ginko
CHIHO SAIBANSHIO (Yasue Juzo)
President-Techkia Yoshiyasu
Chief Procurator-Hasama Yeijiro
COLBORNE, DR. W. W., Yawata Hojo Beshu
CONSULATES
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Acting Consul-W. M. Royds
GREAT BRITAIN, 68 Kaisho-machi
Acting Vice-Consul-W. M. Royds Shipping Clerk--J. Will
NORWAY
Acting Vice Consul-W. M. Royds
UNITED STATES OFAMERICA
Consular Agent-E. J. King
CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL
Director- K. Miyoshi
Chief Appraiser-H. Nishimura Chief Collector- K. Kirino Chief Accountant-T. Kishibe Chief Inspector-C. Anzai Auditor-M. Takizawa
Chief of Secretariat-Y. Nagaoka
DENBIGH & Co., Merchants and Commission Agents, 31 Kaji Machi; Telephone No. 111
G. G. Denbigh J. A. V. Cooper
Agencies
Chartered Bank of I. A. and C. Russo-Chinese Bank (Correspondents) Commerical Union Assurance Co., Ld. British Dominions Marine Insurance
Co., Lữ,
Russian East Asiatic S. S. Co., Ld. Russian Volunteer Fleet (Okhotsk-
Kamchatka Lines)
ELECTRIC CO., Hakodate Suiden Kabushiki Kaisha (Electric Water Power Co.) – 4, Kaisho-machi; Teleph. No. 103
President-Sonoda Sanenori Elec. Engineer-R. Ishitsu Manager M, Hirano
HAKODATE Dock Co., 88, Bentenmachi
Baron Ryokichi Kawada, president Directors-Baron Ryokichi Kawada, Chuzo Okamoto, Toyokichi Kawada, Aisuke Kabayama, Shigeo Sakaki Mangrs.-Toyokichi Kawada, Katsu- nozuke Kondo, Hisataro Shin» gawa Auditors Kumatsuchi Matsushita,
Kichi Yendo
Adviser-Renpei Kondo
HAKODATE KOso IN (COURT OF APPEAL)
President-Ichinose Yusaburo Procurator-Genl.-Ikegami Saburo
HAKODATE KU SAIBANSHO (LOCAL COURT)
Chief Judge-Matsuta Reiji
HAKODATE KYAKUSHO (MAGISTRACY)
Mayor-Y. Takeuchi
HAKODATE POLICE OFFICE
Superintendent-H. Sonoda
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