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CHEMULPO
The steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha call regularly and have the bulk of the trade and passenger communication with Japan, and, in the case of the former, with North China. The Chosen Yusen Kaisha maintains a regular service between the port and Dairen, touching at Tsingtao.
There are telegraphic communications with China (overland), and with Japan. The trade at the port for the nine months ended September, 1918 (the latest date for which returns are available), was: Exports, yen 10,593; and imports, yen 18,913; as compared with yen 9,869 and yen 21,294, respectively, for the whole of 1917.
DIRECTORY
BANK OF CHOSEN-9, Hon-machi, Itchome;
Tel. Ad: Chosen-bank. Head Office: Seoul
昌廣
Kwang-chang
BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts.-Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
T. Enomoto
G. Nakamoto
K. Nakamura
S. Uyeno
Agencies
G. Hamaya
T. K. Wong
Chang Hui
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.
China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.
China Navigation Co., Ld. Butterfield & Swire
Cie. des Messageries Maritimes American Asiatic S. S. Co. China Mail S. S. Co., Ld. Toyo Kisen Kaisha Ben Line of Steamers
Bank Line of Steamers
Robert Dollar Co.
Admiral Line
Andrew Weir & Co.
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.
Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Lloyd's
North China Insurance Co., Ld.
China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld. The Central Agency, Ld.
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. Yokohama Rubber Co., Ld.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)
CHEMULPO CLUB
Hon. Secretary-A. C. Biddle
CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL
K. Nagano, director B. Tanino, chief acct. M. Ozeki, controller T. Ichikawa, appraiser T. Uchikawa, inspector
HORI & Co., R.
A. Hori, manager
Agency
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Prefectural Office
Prefect-D. Fukagawa
Police Station
Chief Inspector of Police-J. Komuta Education
Common Schools
Japanese School - Principals, J. Nakashima, K. Isshiki, 13 teachers Korean School- Principal, J. Imai;
7 teachers
Commercial Middle School for Japanese Principal, K. Kobayashi;14 teachers Commercial Middle School for Koreans
-Principal, S. Ito; 7 teachers
Middle School for Japanese Girls-
Principal, F. Fujii; 9 teachers
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
OBSERVATORY OF THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN
Director-I. Goto
Chemulpo - K. Nakamura,
M.
Haramaki, T. Mine, T. Ito, Y. Shibano, R. Kozutsumi, T. Mori- yama, Y. Yamamura, C. K. Kim, J. Asakawa, G. Kotoma, H. Shichida, T. Kageura
Stations:-
Seoul-J. Kubota Ping-yang-J, Matsuda Taiko-S. Komaki
Fusan-K. Fukuda, S. Higashi Mokpo-S. Harada
Wonsan-K. Yamamoto
Songchin-S. Tanaka
Kangneung-I. Kusakabe
Yongampo-Y. Takeshita
Ungkeui-G. Funayama
Chunggangchin-K. Kubota Chyonjyu-Y. Otaku Chosan-M. Tsukamoto