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FUSAN MASAMPO-MOKPO
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Merchants
RISING SUN PETROLEUM CO., LTD.
SOCONY VACUUM CORPORATION
SUISAN KAISHA, LTD., Marine Products-
Minami Hama-cho, 1 chome
TAKASE GOMEI KAISHA-12, Hon-machi
TANAKA & Co., Y., Import and Export, Shipping and Insurance Agents - Telephs. 54 and 545; Cable Ad: Tanaka; Codes: A.B.C. 5th, Imp. and 6th, Acme Bentley, Duo, Scott's, Western Union and Private Codes
Y. Tanaka, director
TATEISHI HONTEN-25, Hon-cho
TEXAS OIL CO., Oil Merchants
MASAMPO
浦山馬
Masampo was opened to foreign trade on the 1st May, 1899. The population in December 1933 was 27,470 (Koreans 22,242, Japanese 5,187). The climate is very mild. The harbour is good and in summer it serves as an excellent sea-bathing place. The superior accommodation of Fusan greatly interferes with the commercial expansion of Masampo.
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Mok-po
Mokpo, which, like Chinnampo, was opened to foreign trade on the 1st October 1897, in pursuance of a resolution of the Council of State, is a seaport in the province of South Zenra and has an excellent harbour capable of providing anchorage accom- modation for thirty or forty vessels of large tonnage. South Zenra is a great rice- growing, district and has the reputation of being the wealthiest province in the country, and Mokpo lies at the mouth of a river which drains nearly the whole province. Mokpo has undergone a great transformation since it was opened. In 1897 it consisted of a few native huts surrounded by paddy fields and mud flats. houses now number upwards of 3,500 and the population according to the census of December 1933, was 53,165 (Koreans 44,535, Japanese 8,414). A sea-wall has been built and a bund road over a mile in length has been made.
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