NAGASAKI
UMEDA KURA KICHI, Glass Works-Inasa
UNITED STATES ARMY (Office of Quarter- master and Assistant General Superin- tendent, U.S. Army Transport Service)
Sawayama Building, 11, Oura
Capt. Truman M. Martin (Q.M. Corps) Vardra M. Hallman, jr., warrant officer
VACUUM OIL CO.-17, Uma-machi; Teleph.
1540; Tel. Ad: Vacuum
501
WALKER & Co., R. N., Stevedores, Landing, Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customs Brokers and Estate Agents, Ship-chandlers and Fresh Water Suppliers 11, Oura-machi; Teleph. 137 (L.D.); Tel. Ad: Walker
R. Walker, jr.
Y. Shimidzu | R. Hirashita
YOKOTA SHOTEN, Glass Works-Hamano-
machi
JAPANESE WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND MONEY
WEIGHTS
1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme 1 Hiyaku-me or 100 Momme 1 Momme or 10 Fun
1 Fun
or
10 Rin
1 Rin
or
10 Mo
1 Mo
or
10 Shi
1 Shi
1 Hiyak-kin
or
100 Kin
1 Kin
or
160 Momme
8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700. lb. avoir., or 0.0082817077 lb. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lb. avoir., or 0.0000828171 lb. avoir., or 0.0000082817 lb. avoir., or 0.0000008282 lb. avoir., or 132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or
3.7565217 kilogrammes 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme 0.037565 gramme 0.003756 gramme
0.000375 gramme 60.1043472 kilogrammes 601.043472 grammes
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lb. troy.
DRY MEASURE
1 Jo
nake 10 Shaku
about 4 yards 5
inches English
1 Shaku make 10 Sun
about 1 foot 2
inches English
1 Sun make 10 Bu
about 1 inch English
LAND MEASURE
2.4403 English miles = 119.305 English yards
1 Ri make 36 Cho
1 Cho make 60 Ken 1 Ken make 6 Shaku
=
59.653 English feet
MONEY
On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24:59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.