CHEMULPO-WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN, THE
Director-T. Hirata
Chemulpo-Y. Takashima, K. Itsuki, K. Nakamura, M. Haramaki, T. Ito, Y. Shibano, R. Kozutsumi, T. Mori- yama, Y. Yamamura, Y. Nakaoka, J. Asakawa
Stations:-
Seoul-J. Kubota
Ping-yang-J. Matsuda Taiko-H. Shichida Fusan-K. Fukuda Mokpo-S. Harada
Wonsan-K. Yamamoto
Songchin-S. Tanaka
Kangneung-I. Kusakabe
Yongampo-Y. Takeshita Ungkeuí-G. Funagama Chunggangchin-K. Kubota
Chyonjyu-Y. Otaku
Chosan-M. Tsukamoto
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (R. Hori & Co.,
agents)
R. Hori, manager
R. Matsuoka S. Hirai
K. Masuda
S. Koga
ORIENTAL CONSOLIDATED MINING Co.
Head Office: No. 15, Broad St., New York; Tel. Ad: Pukchin, Unsan
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
POST OFFICE
K. Saito, director
K. Mori, electrical engineer
TOWNSEND & Co., Merchants
WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)
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 Koreans and Yuensan by the Chinese. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contained a population of some 23,900 inhabitants at the end of 1917. 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 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 for the nine months ended September 30th, 1918, was 7,571,000 yen compared with 10,010,000 yen for the whole of 1917 and 8,618,000 yen for 1916. The exports consist chiefly of agricultural and mining products, rice,
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.