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KOBE (HIOGO)—OSAKA.

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION.

Bev. . H. Rheez-5, Hill Rev. . H. Appleton-97, Hill

Masonic.

RISING SUN LODOB, No. 1401, E.C.

Wor. Master J. Marshall, P.D.D.G.M. I. Past Master.-J. Reid

Senior Warden-H. Luther

Junior Warden-M. Fitzgerald

HIOGO AND OBAKA LODGE, No. 498, 8.0. Right Worshipful Master-Bro, E. H.

Hunter

I. Past Master-Bro. W. Warburton Deputy Master-Bro. Uhas. Wiggins, P.M. 8. M.-Bro. E. Bouger

Senior Warden-Bro. F. M. Jonas Junior Warden-Bro. A. Aarestrup Treasurer-Bro. H. Heitkemper

Hon. Sec. & Treas.—J. Gillingham, P.M. Secretary-Bro. J. C. May

Senior Deacon-D. Reid

Junior Deacon-J. Kirkham

Inner Guard-Mortimer Smith

Tyler-W. K. Board

Senior Deacon-Bro. A. Topping Junior Deacon Bro. H. T. Legg Inner Guard-Bro. J. W. Barry Tyler-Bro. W. K. Board

OSAKA.

Osaka is the second city in Japan in point of size and commercial importance, and has not inaptly been termed the Venice of the Far East, owing to the manner in which it is intersected by canals. It is situated in the province of Setts, and is built on banks of the river Ajikawa, about five miles from the sea. The river is only naviga for small vessels, and on the opening of the railway to Hiogo the foreign trade of Osaka commenced to decline. Almost all the foreign firms in the latter city have removed to Hiogo. The most imposing and at the same time the most interesting object to be seen in Osaka is the Castle, erected in 1583 by one of the Shoguns, the famous Tai-ko-Sama. Though less extensive than that of Tokio, it is a much grander and more striking edifice, and is indeed, on the whole, the first among the many hundreds of castles in Japan. It is now occupied by the Osaka garrison, and forms the headquarters of one of the six great military districts. The city is the seat of the provincial government, which is called Fucho, în contradistinction to the other provincial governments, which are termed Kencho. Osaka is the seat of numerous industries, including shipbuilding yards and iron works, and the Imperial Mint in located there. In 1876 coins to the value of $6,613,405 were struck at this Mint, in 1877 of $5,701,555, in 1878 of $4,615,676, in 1880 of 36,899,084, in 1881 of $4,695,402, in 1882 of $6,853,708, and in 1883 of $5,252,485, and a continuous supply of yen (dollars) is issued from the establishment, which are of similar weight and fineness to the Mexican dollar, but owing to Chinese combination they only obtain currency in China and Hongkong at a discount. The population of the city is given as 300,662; the number of foreign residents in 1883 was 228, of whom 187 were Chinese, 54 American, and 21 British. The value of the imports for 1883 was $1,328,867, compad with $1,541,008 in 1882, and that of the exports $629,416 as against 5417, in 1882.

DIRECTORY.

Government Departments.

OSAKA FUCHO.

Tateno Gôzó, Chiji

Yendo Torů, Dai-sboki-kwan

Kosaka Masakûni, Sho-shoki-kwan

Koshiba Kageoki, Commissioner of the

Foreign Office

OBAKA KO80 SAIBANSHO. Kojima Iken, Chief Judge, President

OSAKA SHOSHIN SAIBANÉHO. Imai Gon-ichi, Caief Judge, President

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT MINT. Kawasaki.

K. S. Eudo, commissioner

Ww. Gowland, F.C.S., technical adviser,

chemist and assa er

R. MacLagan, M.I.M.E., engineer

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