604
KOBE-HYOGO
in 1336, during the unsuccessful wars for the restoration of the Mikado's power. The Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard situated at Hyogo is one of the largest in Japan. The Mitsubishi Co. also have a dockyard at the Western extremity of the ports. The Government in 1906 sanctioned a scheme for the improvement of the harbour involving an expenditure of 32,000,000 yen. Large reclamations are being undertaken at Onohama, and commodious wharves and other facilities for the working of cargo are to be provided. The work is to be completed in about ten years from the date of its initiation.
Kobe's excellent railway communications, both north and south, have naturally tended to centralise trade at this port.
In 1915 the values of the different classes of Imports of foreign produce and manufactures were:-
Cotton and Cotton Yarns...Yen 168,010,154 Drugs and Medicines
Iron and Steel
Lead, Zinc, &c.
...
...
...
...
Grains and Seeds...
Dyes and Paints Machinery
...
......
...
...
14,475,146 Wool and Woollen Manufrs. 12,925,803 Cotton Manufactures
...
...
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15,972,643
""
"9
...
""
Bean-cake, Manure
...
97
Oils and Waxes
99
Hides, L❜ther, Hair, Bones, etc.
4,590,289
""
Paper and Paper Manufrs.
""
4,577,658
Yen 4,300,371
99
3,751,274 2,336,491
**
1,910,212
1,489,130
...
1,308,376
99
1,067,956
8,423,684
11,432,261 Beverages and Comestibles.
7,609,520 Cotton Seed and Manure 5,35,430 Sugar and Confectionery
Sundries
Total Imports
...
...
...Yen 269,216,398
The values of the principal articles of Export in the same year were as follows:- Cotton Yarn and Cotton Gds. Yen 51,059,068 Camphor
Copper
...
Grains and Seeds...
Matches...
Cloths
...
...
...
...
...
...
Oils, Waxes and Soaps
...
E'thenware andGlass Manfs.
Braids of Straw, Etc.
...
Marine Products...
...
Beverages and Comestibles,
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19,426,423 Shell Buttons
>>
14,374,849 Tea ...
...
""
...
...
Yen 3,354,102
3,044,558
2,823,083.
2,579,546
...
""
2,260,391,
99
2,006,572.
...
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1,980,016
1,677,504
99
1,039,482
...
99
39,494,004
11,820,173 Imitation Panama Hats
9,434,596 Mats and Mattings
7,589,138 Sugar and Confectionery
...
5,360,542 Paper and Paper Manufrs.
...
6,090,077 Toys
4,921,878 Umbrellas
...
...
99
3,716,219 Sundries
...
3,545,609
Total Exports
Brushes...
...
...Yen 197,597,830
The following table of values in Yen shows the total trade of the port from 1906
to 1915:-
Imports Exports Total
Imports Exports Total 1906 192,190,166 110,605,293 302,795,459 1911 256,235,347 119,054,086 375,289,433 1907 223,437,566 106,668,265 330,105,831 1912 302,199,803 150,475,871 452,675,674 1908 191,080,866 84,114,773 275,195,639 | 1913 346,608,977 170,470,039 517,079,019 1909 184,224,779 100,616,555 284,841,334 1914 281.959,911 167,522,636 449,482,549 1910 230,336,984 121,049,552 351,386,536 1915 269,216,398 197,597,830 466,814,228
DIRECTORY
ABDOOLA & Co., C.-28, Sannomiya-cho, Itchome; P.O. Box 171; Telephs. San- nomiya 895, 760 (L.D.); Tel. Ad: Abdoola
C. Abdoola (Bombay), partner R. J. Hassam (Calcutta), do.
G. S. Mahomed, manager
H. Karmally, signs per pro. A. A. Hoosein
A. D. Zainulabedin, accountant H. Iwata
Kawaguchi, cotton dept.
Y. Enjoh
M. Sato
H. Hatta
Agency
T. Tsuchiya
T. Kobayashi
Imperial Flour & Oil Mills, Ld.
ABRAHAM & Co., L. D., Commission Mer-
chants-51
L. D. Abraham
B. Abraham
J. Abraham,
C. A. Aslet
S. Ohashi L. G. Britto K. Shundo I. Shindo