FUSAN
Fu-san
Fusan, or Pusan as it is called by the native population, is the chief port of Kyong-sang-do, the south-eastern province of Chosen, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min, 6 sec. N. and long 129 deg. 3 min. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The native town has a population of about 33,000 inhabitants. The Japanese quarter is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo (Deer Island). It is under the control of the Prefect appointed by the Government-General of Chosen. The Japanese population in Fusan at the end of 1917 was about 28,000, and there are about 5,000 more resident inland in the vicinity of the port. The total population, inclusive of Koreans and others, numbers 61,506. 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 of recent years. Many public improvements are being carried out, including the enlargement of the water-works, the laying out of new roads, etc. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in November, 1883.
The value of the trade for the nine months ended September, 1918, was 69,189,000 yen compared with 57,776,000 yen for the whole of 1917, and 37,904,000 yen for 1916. There are few European firms in the port; business is carried on principally by the Japanese.
DIRECTORY
BANK OF CHOSEN-44, Daicho-machi, It- chome; Tel. Ad: Chosen Bank; A. B. C. improved ed.
T. Kouda, manager
W. Yokose, p.p. manager
Y. Tanimura,
do:
HOLME, RINGER & Co., Import, Export and Commission Merchants Telephs. 545 and 475; Tel. Ad: Ringer; Godes: A. B. C. 5th ed., Bentley's, Western Union
S. A. Ringer (Nagasaki)
F. E. E. Ringer do.
H. Yamano, in charge
Y. Tanaka
W. Takumi
Agencies
1
H. Kishimoto K. Kuba
Banking
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Chartered Bank of India, Australia
and China
Shipping
Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. American Asiatic Steamship Co., Ld. American & Oriental Line Barber & Co.'s Line of Steamers Ben Line of Steamers
British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ld. Chargeurs Reunis (French S.S. Co.)
China Navigation Co., Ld.
China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cie. des Messageries Maritimes Eastern & Australian S.S. Co., Ld. East Asiatic Co., Ld. Java-China-Japan Lijn Mogul Line of Steamers Ocean Steamship Co., Ld. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. Prince Line, Ld.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.
Russian East Asiatic Co., Ld.
Shire Line of Steamers
Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ld. Toyo Kisen Kaisha
John Warrack & Co.'s Steamers
Insurance
Board of Underwriters of New York Cassa Navale and D'Assicuraz, Genova Fuso Marine Insurance Co.
Lloyd's, London
London Salvage Association New Zealand Insurance Co., Ld,
North British & Mercantile Ince.
Co., Ld.
North China Insurance Co., Ld. Norwich Union Fire Ince. Society, Ld. Royal Exchange Assur. Corpn. South British Fire & Mar. Ins. Co., Ld.