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BANK OF CHOSEN
S. Shiozawa
T. Itoh
LUNGCHINGTSUN-HUNCHUN
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS
DIRECTORY
Acting Commissioner-A. H. Forbes
(and at Hunchun)
Assistants-K. Negishi and Shih Eng
How
Acting Assist. Tidesurveyor-C. Love Examiner-J. E. Jenkins
Tidewaiters-Yun Kiang Hua, Ting
Yao chin and J. S. Dong
Local Watcher-Kim Shih Yeh
JAPANESE CONSULATE
Consul-General-Y. Suzuki Consul-G. Higashi
Vice-Consul-H. Shibasaki
Chancellors-N. Teraoka, T. Osakabe, T. Tsuchiya, T. Kimura and T. Oya. Police Supt.-K. Aiba
HUNCHUN
春琿
Hunchun is derived from Manchu, meaning frontier, and is situated in lat. 24 deg. 25 min. 5 sec. N., long. 130 deg. 22 min. 10 sec. E. of Greenwich, on the right bank of the Hung Ch'i Ho, some 35 li from the Chino-Russian frontier and about 90 li distant from Novokiewsk. In 1714 a detachment of soldiers came here from Ninguta, and this may be regarded as the beginning of Hunchun, which was to be opened to trade, by treaty with Japan (Manchurian Convention), in 1905, but the Customs staff did not arrive before December, 1909. The surrounding districts are fairly fertile, and the mining possibilities (coal, gold, and copper) may, when taken in hand, prove of considerable value. The trade-by carts or mules-is with Korea and Japan. The Russian frontier is now closed to trade. The net value of the trade in 1926 was Hk. Tls. 2,155,295, as compared with Hk. Tls. 1,690,636 in 1925, Hk. Tls. 1,603,651 in 1924, and Hk. Tls. 1,581,568 in 1923. The town (earthen walled) has a population of about 8,000 odd of whom 360 are Japanese and 900 Koreans. The main exports are beans, millet and timber; and the main imports: cotton piece goods, kerosene oil, fishery products, spirits of wine, sugar, matches and flour. Towards the end of 1921 an electric light plant was installed in the town by a Chinese concern.
A motor-car company was formed to assure a regular service between Hunchun and Keigen in Korea, and there are now three motor-cars running from Hunchun to the Tumen river bank.
With better roads, improved means of communication and greater security from brigands the trade of these districts will, no doubt, expand considerably.
CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME
DIRECTORY
Acting Commissioner-A. H. Forbes
(at Lungchingtsun)
Assistant-G. M. Laudon (in charge) Examiner-G. Ohta
JAPANESE CONSULATE
Consul-General-Y. Suzuki (at Lung-
chingtsun)
Consul-Y. Mochizuki Secretary-S. Takenaka Interpreter J. Hayashi Chief of Police-S. Tanaka