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have set the great Chosen Shrine, at which Ama-terasu O-mikami, the divine ancestress of the Japanese Imperial family, and the Emperor Meiji, founder of modern Japan, are venerated as national guardian deities. This shrine is approached by a magnificant flight of stone steps, and from the terrace in front of it a splendid panorama of the city outspread below is obtained. The population of the city was 355,426 at the beginning of 1931, of whom 251,228 were Corean, 97,758 Japanese, 6,185 Chinese, 133 American, 60 Russian, 44 British, 27 French, 6 Swedish, 5 German. There are now 21.8 miles of tramway in and around Seoul, including the lines to the suburbs of Ryuzan and Mapo. A railway connects with Chemulpo and another runs to Fusan.
DIRECTORY
AMERICAN TRADING CO. OF JAPAN, LTD.-
86, Hasegawa-Machi, Keijo
ANDREWS & GEORGE CO., INC.-Room 305, Nihon Seimei Buildidg, 1. Nandaimon- dori; Cable Ad: Yadzu
BANKS
BANK OF CHOSEN, THE-11, Nandaimon-
dori, Keijo
CHOSEN SHOGYO GINKO-141, Nandaimon-
dori, 2-chome
CHOSEN SHOKUSAN GINKO-140, Nandai-
mon-dori, 2-chome
DAI-ICHI GINKO, LTD., 9, Nandaimon-
dori,
M. Asakawa, manager
S. Aoyagi, per pro. manager
K. Koima,
H, Oshima.
do.
do.
KANJO GINKO-14, Nandaimon-dori, Keijo
YAMAGUCHI GINKO-5, Nandaimon-dori,
2-chome, Keijo
YASUDA BANK-41, Hon-cho
BRIEN, DR. D. H., Mining Engineer.-
Takezoe-machi, 3-chome
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY-
92, Shoro; Teleph. 283 (Kokamon); Cable Ad: Testaments
Hugh Miller, secretary
Thomas Hobbs, assist. secretary
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF
SEOUL.-111, Hasegawa-cho Secretary Seikoku Ito
CHOJIYA & Co., LTD., Merchants
Nandaimon-dori
CHOSEN GOMU KOGYO-SHA, Rubber Goods
-88, Horai-cho, 1-chome
CHOSEN SEISHI KAISHA, Silk Filature-
181, Suinindo
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY OF KOREA, Publishers and Booksellers, Publishing Office of the "Korea Mission Field, "Christian Messenger,"- Teleph. 275 (Kokamon)
G. Bonwick, M.C., secretary N. C. Whittemore, do.
Rev. W. M. Clark, D.D., editor Rev. R. A. Hardie, M.D. do.
CONSULATES
AMERICAN-Teido,Teleph.772(Kokamon) Consul-General-John K. Davis Vice-Consul-C. H. Stephan Clerk-Ralph Cory
BELGIUM-23, Kita Yonekura cho, Keijo
Consul-Emile Martel
CHINA-Meiji-machi, 2-chome Keijo
FRANCE-30, Hamaguri-dori; Teleph. 797 (Kokamon): Cable Ad: Fransulat, Keijo
Consul-F. Guézennec Secretaire-T. Y. Ni
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Cable Ad: Britain
Consul-General-W. Massy Royds Vice-Consul-L. H. Whittall
ITALY
H.B.M. Consul-General in charge of
Italian interests
NETHERLANDS-5, Horaicho
Consul-P. Plaisant
RUSSIA-15, Teido