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YOKOHAMA-TOKIO.

Vincent, Mrs. E. A., millinery drapery

and hosiery establishment-85

Mrs. E. A. Vincent

Miss E. Martyn Mrs. J. H. Curtis

Miss H. A. Vincent

Waggott, W., public bill collector and com-

mission agent-88

Walsh, Hall & Co., merchants-2 John G. Walsh (Kobe)

Thomas Walsh

A. O. Gay

Arthur Brent

A. Milne

C. P. Hall (Kobe)

M. Engert

A. Harmand

R. M. Varnum R. J. Tilford

V. Faga

Watson, E. B.--46

E. B. Watson

George Wauchope

Wheeler, Dr. E.-Bluff

Whittall, E., merchant

E. Whittall

H. Englebardt

V. F. Barra das

Wilkin & Robison, merchants-3

Alfred John Wilkin

Richard Durant Kobison (absent)

John Leckie

F. T. dos Remedios

Windsor House Hotel-18 & 19

Smith, Swift & Co., proprietors

Gaudaubert, chef de cuisine

Winstanley, J., 70

Yokohama Butchery-73

Langfeldt & Mayers, general store-

keepers

Yokohama Drayage Company-124

Julius Helm

Yokohama Wine Depot, 57 Main St.

Wagen Frères

Whitfield & Co., engineers, &c., Yokohama Ziegler & Co., merchants-47

Iron Works-69

George Whitfield

Jules P. Darbier

W. Mann

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Chas. Ziegler J. R. Merian

TOKIO.

P. Stingelin A. Alioth

The capital of Japan [until the Restoration called Yedo] is situated at the north of the Bay of Yedo, has a circumference of 24 miles, and covers a surface of nearly 36 square miles. The Sumida, or Great River, runs through the city, dividing Tokio proper from the districts on the east side called Honjo and Fukagawa.

Tokio as viewed from the bay is a charming city, being well situated on un- dulating ground, and possessing abundant foliage. The city is divided into fifteen grand divisions, each of which is again subdivided into smaller sections. The houses, and even the public offices, are all numbered, which method is adopted in every town and village throughout Japan. The Castle of Tokio occupies a commanding position on a hill a little to the westward of the centre of the city. It is enclosed in double walls, and surround. by a moat. Within the Castle formerly stood the Imperial Palace and several public offices, but the destructive fire of the 3rd of April, 1872, evelled these ancient and massive buildings, leaving only the surrounding lofty turrets and val. Since this great disaster, by which more than 5,000 houses were destroyed, the Mikado has taken up his residence temporarily in one of the Daimios' palaces at Akasaka, while the public offices are now located in new brick or stone buildings in arious places near the Castle. The plan of a new Imperial Palace on the old site has been prepared and foundations laid; the building will, it is estimated, be completed in about six years. The Imperial Garden called Fukiage is situated within the enclosure of the Castle. It is tastefully laid out in the pure native style, and contains fine forest trees, rare and beautiful plants of all kinds, a