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CHEMULPO-WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)
JAPANESE-KOREAN MICA CO., LTD.-Tel.Ad:
Mica, Chemulpo
Shinichiro Yebara, managing director
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Prefectural Office
Prefect-T. Kusuno
Police Station
ChiefInspector of Police-T.Matsumoto Education
Common School
School Master (Japanese)- Principal,
J. Nakashima, 33 teachers School Master (CoreanSchool)- Prin-
cipal, J. Imai, 7 teachers Commercial Middle School for Japanese -Principal, T. Kaminaga, 9-teachers CommercialMiddle School for Coreans
-Principal, S. Ito, 7 teachers Middle School for Japanese Girls-
Principal, H. Wada, 8 teachers
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN, THE
Director-T. Hirata
Chemulpo-Dr. N. Yokota, K. Itsuki, H. Matsuda, K. Nakamura, M. Har- amaki, T. Ito, S. Tanaka, Y. Shibano, Y. Nakaoka, J. Asagawa
Stations:-
Seoul-Y. Takashima Ping-yang-Z. Kubota
Taiko-H. Shichida
Fusan-G. Tokuyama Mokpo-S. Harada Wonsan-K. Yamamoto
Songchin-R. Kozutsumi
Kangneung-I. Kusakabe
Yongampo-Y. Takeshita
Ungkeui-G. Funagama
Chunggangchin-K. Kubota
Chyonjyu-K. Fukuda Chosan-Y. Otaku
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (R. Hori & Co.,
agents)
R. Hori, manager
R. Matsuoka
S. Koga
ORIENTAL CONSOLIDATED MINING Co.-
Head Office: No. 15, Broad St., New York; Tel. Ad: Pukchin, Unsan
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
POST OFFICE
T. Ichihashi, director
R. Hamaguchi, electrical engineer
TOWNSEND & Co., Merchants
W. MacConnell | A. C. Biddle Agencies
Hongkong & Shanghai Bankg. Corpn. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
The Glen Line, Ld.
WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)
山元 Yuen-san
This port, situated in Broughton Bay, on the north-eastern coast of Chosen, is in the southern corner of the province of South Ham-kyong, about halfway between Fusan and Vladivostock. It was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st May, 1880, and to other nations in November, 1883. It is called Gensan by the Japanese, Wonsan by the Coreans and Yuensan by the Chinese. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contains now a population of some 25,000 inhabitants. The town is built along the southern shore of the bay, and through it runs the main road which leads from Seoul to the Tumen river. Markets are held five times a month for the sale of agricultural produce and foreign imports. The Custom House is situated in the heart of the former foreign settlements about a mile distant from the native town. The Chinese number 328, and the European and American residents about 20. The harbour is a good one, being spacious, easy of access, well sheltered, with excellent holding ground, and convenient depth of water.
Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The value of the foreign trade in 1916 was 8,618,000 yen compared with 6,747,000 yen in 1915 and 5,342,000 yen in 1914. The exports consist chiefly of agricultural and mining products, rice, beans, cattle, dried fish, gold-dust, whale-flesh and skins. Imports consist chiefly of cotton and silk manufactured goods, cotton wadding, metals, and kerosene oil. About 40 per cent. of the imports are cotton goods. The business is mainly in Japanese hands.