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JAPANESE POLICE,
JENCHUAN-FUSAN.
Sato Masayashi, inspector in charge, and assist. pioçurator to Consular Court
M. Tashima, clerk
10 policemen
Merchants, &c.
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Meyer & Co., E., merchants.
Eduard Meyer (Hamburg)
Gustav Fischer (Tientsin) Carl Wolter
Robt. Seitz
Cooper, C. H., storekeeper, commission
agent and broker
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Fung Tsze Lin, president Woo Chung Ten, secretary
Agencies.
Meyer & Co., E., agents
Lloyd's
Union Insurance Society of Canton Prussian National Fire Insurance Co.
FUSAN.
It
Fusan, or Pusan as it is also called, is the chief port of Kiung-sang-do, the south- eastern province of Corea, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min. 6 sec. N. and long. 129 deg. 3 min. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The native town is a collection of thatched cabins with a population of about 2,000 inha- bitants. The Japanese settlement is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo, and is regularly laid out, clean, and well kept. is under the control of the Consul, who is, however, assisted by an elective Municipal Council. Order is maintained by a Police Force in uniforms of European pattern. The Japanese residents number over 2,003, of whom about half are from the island of Tsushima. The Corean town of Fusan is a walled city, situated at the head of the harbour; it contains the Royal granaries for storing rice, a few wretched houses, and the residence of the small military official in charge. The harbour is large and capacious, with a sufficient depth of water to accommodate the largest vessels. There are fourteen native villages situated at the head of the harbour, and within a few miles of the Japanese settlement. The climate is very salubrious and the place considered extremely healthy. Sea bathing may be had in perfection. The district city Toong Li Fu, which is distant about eight miles, is the local centre of trade. A branch of the Foreign Customs Service was established in July, 1883. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha run a regular line of steamers between Nagasaki and Wladi- vostock, calling at Fusan and Yuensan; and also a line from Kobe to Jenchuan, calling at Nagasaki and Fusan. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in November, 1883.
The trade of the port has fallen off very considerably, which is attributed to the opening of Chemulpo, that port being nearer the capital. The value of the trade for 1884 was-imports, $347,540; exports $320,636. For the half-year ended 30th June, 1885 it was-imports $261,764; exports, $216,419. The following are the principal articles of import and export and their value, for the year 1884 and the half-year to 30th June, 1885 :-
IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.
Description
of Goods.
January to December,
1881.
January to June, 1885.
Description of Goods.
January to December,
1884.
January to June, 1885.
Cotton Goods
$173,578.95 $118,103.80
Beans
$12,120.87
Aniline Dyes
Metals
11,302.15
5,621.03
26.154.43
9.821.83
Beche-de-mer Gallnuts
6,582.93
$25,016.97 9,432.89
3,702.45
495.68
White Metal
8,150.49
3,695.47, Cow Hides
91,525.07
58,833.19
Kerosine Oil
3,374.58
2,027.74 Seaweed
10,454.62
6,773.68
Woollen Goods
1,014.60
710.00 Raw Silk,
8,655.33
352.55
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