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courts are located there. The new or west part was a poor village when the Russians entered into occupation. They erected there many fine buildings; among them being the present Kwantung Government Office, Government Museum, the Middle School and Higher School for Girls, Engineering University and the Yamato Hotel, etc. As a memorial to the Japanese soldiers who fell in the assult of Port Arthur, on monument Hill (called Haku-Gyoku-san), which command the harbour, a high tower was erected at the suggestion of Admiral Togo and General Nogi. The climate is bracing, and though the winter from December to February is cold the harbour is free from ice. March; April and May are lovely months as the surrouding hills and fields are covered with verdure and flowers. June, July and August constitute the wet season and are rather warm, though not so warm as other cities in Manchuria, as the sea-breezes temper the heat. The rain is not sufficient to inconvenience travellers much, and in fact Port Arthur at this time of year attracts may visitors, who enjoy the sea-bathing under the famous Golden Hill, on which a nmber of foreign houses have been built by the South Manchuria Railway Co., and may be rented. September, October and November form a perfect autumn with mild climate, and there are abundant supplies of fresh fruit and fish. On July 1st, 1910, the Western Harbour was thrown open to the ships of all nations with a view to fostering international trade.
The Port Arthur-Dairen coast road, bordering the southern coast of the Liaotung Peninsula, along which a bus line runs, enabling passengers to admire the changing scenery of the wooded hills on one side and the turquoise sea on the other affords the most charming drive in Manchuria.
There is a branch line of the South Manchurian Railway, and through the junction station (Ch'ou Shui) several trains run daily between Port Arthur and Dairen. The journey occupies only one hour and a half by train. Drainage and waterworks have been constructed and the place is well lighted with electric light.
The population of the city of Port Arthur according to the census of 31st July, 1936, was 31,059.
DIRECTORY
RYOJUN (PORT ARTHUR )
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
Dr. Shusuke Higuti, superintendent
RYOJUN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Dr. Sei-ichiro Noda, president
LAW COURT
Turunosuke Kasima, chief of High Court Katuhisa Simoda, chief of Pracurator
PRISON
Tokuyasu Miyazaki, inspector
RYOJUN CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE Kyutaro Arikawa, chief
RYOJUN BRANCH OF KWANTUNG MARINE
OFFICE
Jouemon Yedano, chief
RYOJUN MUNICIPALITY
Katusi Takayamas, mayor
RYOJUN FORTRESS
Yoshio Itō, lieut. general commander
RYOJUN NAVAL DEPOT
Masaiti Maeda, vice-admiral, commander
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