KOBE (HIOGO).
Kobe is the foreign port of the adjacent city of Hiogo and was opened to foreign trade in 1868. It is finely situated at the gate of the Tar-famed Inland Sea, The harbour is good and affords safe anchorage for vessels of almost any 9240, The town, which is in the province of Settsu, is distant only sixteen miles from Osaka, with which city it is connected by rail. This line, which has been extendad to Kioto (the ancient capital of Japan), a distance of 27 mile. 1:nı Qaaka, T formally opened to traffic along its whole length by the Mikado on tu. 5th February, 1877, and has since been worked with freedom and regularity. A further ex- tersion from Košo to Olau, ou Lake Biwa, was made, and this has since been carried to Tsuruga, on the north-west coast. The connection of Clika with Hiogo by rail nas naturally tended to centralise trade at the port of supatout. Among the exporis, tex, camphor, copper, and vegetable way, take the lead The value of the foreiga import trade for 1853 was $7,000,825; that of the exporta $5,814,341. In 1834, the value of the imports was $6,376,765, and at of the exports $6,595,573. The quantity of tea saipped from Hiogo last season (1883-81) was 13,950,052 iba, compared with 13,317,171 lbs. in the preceding season. The whole of this went to the United States of America and Canada. Ship willing is an import wit industry o; the port, and a goodly number of iron a wooden screw steamiers urė ann y laid down here. The populazion of Hugo, as given by the las, ceas 16, was 51,421. The foreign residents in Kobe in 1883 numbered 186, of whom bi were Chiese, 232 British, 43 German, and 33 American. A foreign daily newspaper, styled the mioyo Astes, is published at this port.
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Consulates.
GREAT BRITAIN.—9.
Consul-James Troup
Senior Assistant-H. A. C. Bonar Junior Assistant-A. E. Wileman Constable-W, J. Hooper
FRANCE.-9.
DIRECTORY.
H.B.M. Consul in charge of French Inter-
ests-Jas. Troup
CHINA. Native Bund.
Consul-Li Yu Him
Secretary and Interpreter Choy Chew Secretary-Yu Jackson
Japanese Interpreter-Yung Yin Chee
BELGIUM-118.
Consul-J. K. Cunningham
SWITZERLAND.-5.
Acting Vice-Consu:-1.. Stannius, LL.D.
HOLLAND.-91.
Consul-Chas, Braess
SPAIN,--9.
H.D.M. Consul i charge of Spanish In-
terests-James roup
DENMARE.-91.
Consul-Chas, Braess
HAWAII-7.
Vice-Consul-S. Endicott
ITALY.-5.
Acting Consul—H. Stanuius, LL D.
AUSTRIA-Hungary.—?.
Acting Consul-James Troup
GERMAN EMPIZE. —5,
Consul-H. Stanius, L.D. Interpreter--
Secretary H. Gutle
Amtadiener-R. Bern...urdt
UNITED STATES.-15
Consul-T. Mc F. Par ton
Marshat--F. J. H. Nienstead
Interpreter-K. Agaya
PORTUGAL.
Consul-H. E. Reynell
RUSSIA-5.
Acting Consul-H. Staanius, LL.D.
SWEDEN AND NORWAY.-91.
Consul-Chas. Braces
Municipal Council.
The Governor of Hiogo-Morioka Masa
zumi
The Consular Body