CHEMULPO
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The port has
Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. two anchorages, the outer one accommodating ships of all sizes, and the inner one frequented by ships of about 1,000 tons, but a scheme of reconstruction is under way. An enormous rise and fall of the tide, which averages 30 feet, renders the inner anchorage difficult of access to larger ships, and is also a serious hindrance to the navigation of the Seoul River. Only vessels not drawing over six feet may safely run between Chemulpo and Mapo, a place on the river three miles south-west of the capital. A spacious wet dock has been constructed at a cost of Yen 5,700,000 to accommodate vessels up to 6,000 tons gross.
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.
DIRECTORY
BANK OF CHOSEN-110. Nandaimon-dori, 3-
chome; Tel. Ad: Chosen-bank.
Office: Seoul
昌廣
Kwang-chang
Head
BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts.-Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
Alex. Carnduff
G. Nakamoto
K. Nakamura
Agencies
S. Uyeno
G. Hamaya
K. Nagano
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. Dodwell Line of Steamers American Asiatic S.S. Co.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Ben Line of Steamers
Prince Line Far East Service
Eastern and Australian S.S. Co., Ld. Bank Line of Steamers
Robert Dollar Co.
Andrew Weir & Co.
Lloyd's
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.
Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld. 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
CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL
Commissioner-T. Kamase
Dock Master--T. Kojima Appraiser-Y. Inoguchi
HORI & Co., R.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE
GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN
Director-I. Goto
M.
Chemulpo K. Nakamura,
Haramaki, T. Mine, T. Ito, Y. Shibano, G. Kotana, S. Nunomura, H. Shichida, C. Maeda, Z. Asakawa, T. Moriyama, C. K. Kim, Y. Yama-
nura and T. Kageura Stations:-
Seoul-J. Kubota Pingyang-H. Matsuda Taiko-Y. Otaku
Fusan-K. Fukuda, S. Higashi Mokpo-S. Harada Wonsan-Y. Takeshita
Songchin-S. Komaki
Kangneung-K. Kubota
Yongampo-H. Kozutsumi
Ungkeui-I. Kusakale
Chunggangchin-M. Tsukamoto
Chyonjyu-G. Funayama
Chejyu-S. Tanaka
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (R. Hori & Co.,
agents)
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA M. Iizuka, inanager
POST OFFICE
Postmaster-K. Saito
S. Araki
H. Fujimoto
K. Muto
T. Yamamoto
TEXAS Co., THE, Petroleum and its
Products
W. G. Bennett
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