CHEMULPO
浦物濟 Che-mul-po
This port, called by the Japanese Jinsen, and by the Chinese Jenchuan, is situated on the west coast of Chosen (Corea), in the metropolitan province of Kyongki, at the entrance of the Salée River, an embouchure of the Han or Seoul River. It was opened to foreign trade in 1883, when it was a poor fishing village, and is now a flourishing and rapidly increasing centre of trade, with a native population, including Japanese, of about 40,000. A railway runs from Chemulpo to Fusan, meeting the line from Seoul at Yong-dong-po (Yei-do-ho). The price of land has risen to almost fabulous rates.
Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. The port has 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 Cheniulpo 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.
Kwang-chang
DIRECTORY
BENNETT &Co., Merch'ts.—Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
G. Nakamoto
K. Nakamura
Agencies
| G. Hamaya
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
Dollar Steamship Line
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.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)
President Hidejiro Yoshida Vice-President-Matsutaro Hirayama
-Muntock Shine
Do.
CONSULATE, BRITISH
Consular Agent-W. Geo. Bennett
CONSULATE, CHINESE
Consul-Wu Tai
Vice-Consul--Jiu Chiu Tsan
CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL
Commissioner-T. Kamase Dock Master--T. Kojima Appraiser-Y. Inoguchi
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE
GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN
Director-I. Goto
Chemulpo K.
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Nakamura,
M.
Haramaki, T. Mine, T. Íto, H. Sitida, C. Maeda, Z. Asakawa, S. K. Kin, S. Nii, S. Higashi, T. Kageura and Torigoe
Stations:-
Seoul-J. Kubota
Pingyang-H. Matsuda
Taiko-S. Nunomura
Fusan-K. Fukuda, Y. Yamamura Mokpo S. Harada