YOKOHAMA
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Yokohama chiefly subsists on its foreign trade, especially the valuable silk trade, which from the time of the opening of the country has always been handled at the port. The earthquake of 1923 for a time disabled the port, and the silk trade was temperorarily transferred to Kobe, but with the rehabilitation of the northern port the trade has been in part recaptured.
The present depression in the silk trade, however, due partly to the economic situation in the U.S.A. and partly to the competition of rayon, has had a serious effect upon the port; fortunately it was offset to a great extent by: the increase in other exports since the abandonment of the Gold Standard by Japan.
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Yokohama is administered by the Municipality, which owns the electric lighting and power plants,
power plants, the electrio tramways and the gas and water supplies.
DIRECTORY OF FOREIGN FIRMS
ADET, Moss & Co., Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchants43, Yamashi- ta-cho; Teleph. 2-4077; P:O. Box 51; Cable Ad: Mossycamp
C H. Moss
ADVANI, H. R., General Exporters-
76, Yamashita-cho; Cable Ad: Gu- runanik
AHRENS & Co., NACHE, H. (Gomei Kaisha)-51, Yamashita-cho; Naka- ku; Teleph. (2) 0142 and (2) 0150 (Honkyoku); P.O. Box 71; Cable Ad: Nordlloyd
H. Bosch. acting partner (Tokyo) H. Umbhau
Agencies
Stickstoff
Syndikat,
Berlin. Fertilizers
Norddeutscher Lloyd,
G.m.b. H.,
*Enu&
Bremen.
Passenger and Freight Line
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF YOKOHAMA
(see Clubs)
AMERICAN CONSULATE (see Consulates)
:
AMERICAN CYNAMID CO. 133, Sailobun-
machi, Kanagawa-ku
;
AMERICAN EXPRESS Co INCH 7, Nihon Odori, Nakaku; Teleph. (2) 0025; P.O. Box 407; Cable Ad: Amexco
AMERICAN MAIL LINE LTD.-50, Yama-
shita-cho; Telephs, 2-4237-9; Cable Ad: Mailine; Codes: Bentley's
Universal, etc.
C. W. Gabrielson, general agent,
B. K. Carpenter F. H. Spengler L. Nietman
AMERICAN MERCHANDISE Co.-164, Ya-
mashita-cho; Cable Ad; Harlo
AMERICAN TRADING CO. OF JAPAN, LTD. -255, Yamashita-cho; Teleph; 2-0580; P.O. Box 28; Cable Ad Amtraco, Head Office for Japan: Tokyo
J. V. Agajan, manager
J Takaki
AMSTERDAM UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIA- TION-164, Yamashita-cha; Teleph. Honkyoku 2-2449; P.O. Box 39 Cable Ad: Apcar n
R. J. Carroll, agent
APCAR & Co., A. M., Merchants-164, Yamashita-cho; P:O. Box 39; Cable Ad: Apcar
M. Apcar, managing director Agencies
Ariel Works, Ld., Birmingham.
Ariel Motorcycles Excelsior Motor Manufacturing and Supply Co. Chicago, Su- per X and Henderson Motor cycles
Day, Son & Hewitt, Ld L'don