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months; the British number 28; Germans 28; Americans 10; and French 8. A railway now runs from Chemulpo to Fusan, meeting the line from Seoul at Yong-dong-po (Yei-do-ho)
The Settlements are fairly well built over and are now fully occupied. The price of land has risen to almost fabulous rates.
Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. The port has two anchorages, the outer one accommodating ships of all sizes, and the inner one frequented by ships of about 1,000 tons. An enormous rise and fall of the tide, which averages 30 feet, renders the inner anchorage difficult of access to larger ships, and is also a serious hindrance to the navigation of the Seoul River. Only vessels not drawing over six feet may safely run between Chemulpo and Mapu, a place on the river three miles south-west of the capital.
The steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha call regularly and have the bulk of the trade and passenger communication with Japan, and, in the case of the former, with North China. The Russian East Asiatic Steamship Company have a regular service between Vladivostock and Shanghai, touching at Chemulpo. British steamers also call more frequently than formerly,
There are telegraphic communications with China (overland) and with Japan, a cable between Chemulpo and Chefoo remaining a desideratum.
Chemulpo easily retains its position as the principal port of the territory. The volume of trade at the port has more than trebled during the past ten years. Japanese enterprise is abundantly in evidence, and many projects for the improvement and development of the port are at present receiving attention, including harbour improve- ments, waterworks, and industrial enterprises.
BANK OF CHOSEN
N. Yokoyama, manager
Kwang-chang
DIRECTORY
BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts; Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
Shiuichiro Yebara,
T. Ito
K. Kanetani
Agencies
do.
Phoenix Assurance Co., L‹l.
General Accident, Fire and Life Assce.
Corporation, Ld.
China Navigation Co., Ld.
Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.
China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.
American Asiatic S. S. Co.
Ben Line of Steamers
North China Insurance Co., Ld.
"Bank” Line of Steamers
Andrew Weir & Co.'s Line of Steamers Cie, des Messageries Maritimes Barber Line of Steamers
China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld. Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld. Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co.
of Hongkong, Ld.
Union Marine Insurance Co., Lel. General Electric Co. of China, Ld. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld.
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., Ltd.
J. A. Brown, manager
A. F. Kimball
J. H. McGregor
J. H. Tow
G. H. da Costa
K. Ishii
P. Y. Yong Geo. Kwoso Y. H. Min R. V. John C. H. Yi
R. Uyeno Geo. "Aiba
M. Hirao
BRITISH CIGARETTE Co., LD
F. H. Henderson
R. L. Bell
E. F. Thorpe
S. P. Song S. L. Soug
C. K. Sin
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)
Chairman Y. Kaku
سعبدد
CHEMULPO CLUB
President-A. H. Lay Hon. Secretary-B. Baumann