SEOUL.
The capital city of Hanyang, better known to foreigners as Seoul (which is merely the native term fór capital), is situated almost in the centre of the province of Kiung-kei, on the north side of and about three miles from the river Han, about thirty five miles from its mouth. It lies in 37 deg. 30 min. N. lat, and 127 deg. 4 min, E. long, Han-yang meaus "the f "tress on 'l:- Tian.' The city is enclosed by crenellated walls of varying height, averaging about "wenty feet, with arched stone bridges spanning the water-courses. It is in the form of an üregular oblong, and stretches lengthwise in a valley that runs from north-east to south-west. The houses are about eight or nine fet high, built of stone or mud, ani mostly roofed with tiles. Internally they are clean, for the Coreans, like the Japanese, take off their shoes before entering their houses. A long main street, about 100 feet wide, running east and west, divides the city into two nearly equal portions. In the northorn half are the walled inclosures containing the king's' palice and the more important public buildings. A street about 50 feet wide intersects the main street at right angles, dividing the northern hall of the city into eastern and western quarters. At the point of intersection stands a pavilion called Chong-kak (the “Bell Kiosk"), from a large bell about seven feet high which is placed there. This spot is regarded as the centre of the city; and from it another street, as wide as the main street, branches off to the south west. The four wide streets which thus radiate from the “Bell Kiosk" are known as the four Chong-ro or "Bell roads." Another conspicuous feature of this central part of the city is the row of large warehouses two storeys high, the lower portions of which are divided off into little shops, opening into a small court-yard instead of facing the street. The width of the inain streets is much reduced by the construction in front of nearly every house of a rude wooden shanty used for a workshop or for business purposes, which gives the streets a poor and squalid appearance. The city, like most eastern towns, is very dirty, heaps of filth being allowed to accumulate, and the open drains on each side of the streets are the reptacles for all sorts of abominations. The shops are small and unattractive, and contain no articles de luxe or curios. Tne population of the city is variously stimmted at from 150,000 to 240,000 persons; official returns give the number of houses as 30,000.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Acting President-Li Chung-chih Vice-President---Yi Yin-kung
do. —Pak Cho vang
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DIRECTORY.
Adriser to the King and Director of For-
eign Affairs-O. N. Denny
HOME OFFICE.
President-Sim Ni Tuk
Vice-President--O. N. Denny
Minister-Kim Yung Su
do. --Min Ung-sik
do.
-Kim Ki-ak
Sec. and Eng. Interpreter-Shim Wo-han
JAPANESE LEGATION.
Chargé d'Affaires-Masuki Kondo Attaché-Takitchi Tayashi, L.J.N. Clerk-Y. Kato (Chinese interpreter)
-J. Shingeo (Corean int rpreter)
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dr.
-S. Yanda (accountant)
T. Kawakami
do. Naval Aattaché-Comdr. Y. Inouye, I.J.N.
Military Attach-Capt. N. Sibayama,
IJA.
Physician-B. Kojo, M.D. Postal Agent--H. Fukao
Consulate,
Ver Consul --N. Hashiguchi Olen Ogawa, K. Kokubu
Postura
CHU
tess 'ost Office.
Enkawo
REPRESENTATIVES.
Rsident Comissioner-Yuan Sie-kwai
| Chief Secretary-S. Y. Tong
Consul-Hong Tzu-pin Secretary--Woo Li-tang
BRITISH LEGATION.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary Sir John Walsham. Bart., resident in China
Acting Consul Gel-Colin M. Ford Acting Vice-Coi-H. E. Fulford (at
Chemulpoj
Assistant-C. W. Campbell