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numbers nearly 28,000 and there are about 5,000 more resident inland in the vicinity of the port. The Korean population is about 83,000. The Seoul-Fusan Railway and a daily service of steamers to Japan have combined to make Fusan a great centre of activity, and the volume of trade passing through the port has greatly increased. In connection with the railway a big scheme of harbour reclamation is being carried out, and this will provide building sites suitable for godowns, which are now sadly deficient. Many public improvements have been carried out in recent years, including the erection of a new settlement, the construction of water-works, the instal- lation of electric light, and the making of good roads in the neighbourhood of the foreign quarter. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in
November, 1883.
As a trading centre Fusan has become the first port of the peninsula, the value of the trade in 1914 being 28,703,000 yen (27,400,000 yen in 1914), imports representing 16,909,000 yen and exports 11,794,000 yen. There are few European firms in the port and business is carried on principally by the Japanese.
DIRECTORY
BANK OF CHOSEN-44, Daicho Machi, It-
chome; Tel. Ad: Chogin
HOLME, RINGER & Co., Import, Export and Commission Merchants-Telephs. 545 and 309; Tel. Ad: Ringer
S. A. Ringer (Nagasaki)
F. E. E. Ringer do.
R. F. Inman
do.
H. Yamano, in charge
Y. Tanaka
W. Takumi
S. Idzumiya
S. Hunda
Agencies
Banking
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Chartered Bank of India, Australia
and China
Shipping
Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. American Asiatic Steamship Co., Ltd. American & Oriental Line Barber & Co.'s Line of Steamers Ben Line of Steamers
British India Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd. Chargeurs Reunis (French S.S. Co.) China Navigation Co., Ltd.
China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. Cie. des Messageries Maritimes Eastern & Australian S.S. Co., Ltd. East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Mogul Line of Steamers Ocean Steamship Co., Ltd. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. Prince Line, Ltd.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Russian East Asiatic Co., Ltd.
Shire Line of Steamers
Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Toyo Kisen Kaisha
John Warrack & Co's Steamers
Insurance
Board of Underwriters of New York
Cassa Navale & D'Assicuraz. Genova
Lloyds, London
London Salvage Association
New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd.
North British & Mercantile Ince.
Co., Ltd.
North China Insurance Co., Ltd.
Norwich Union Fire Ince. Society, Ltd. Royal Exchange Assurance
poration
Cor-
South British Fire & Mar. Ins. Co., Ltd. Sun Insurance Co.
The Sea Insurance Co., Ltd.
Travellers' Baggage Ince. Association,
Ltd.
Union Ince. Society of Canton, Ltd.
Western Assurance Co.
Yangtsze Insurance Association
海鮮朝大
CUSTOMS SERVICE IN FUSAN
K. Yano, director
M. Otani, inspector and controller (chief of inspection and revenue sections)
T. Ichikawa, appraiser (chief of ex-
amination section)
R. Okamoto, chief of Mokpo Branch
Customs
K. Tateishi, chief of Masampo Branch
Customs
K. Kaizu, chtef of Taiku Detached
Customs