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strong stone wall, and some of the stones of the main gateway are of immense size. The style of architecture of these palaces is that of the one-storeyed Chinese yamên. The offices of the Six Ministries or administrative boards, the Ryuk-phan-so, are small houses at the head of the street leading from the Kwang- hwa-mun to the main street. The width of the main streets is much reduced by the construction in front of nearly every house of a rude wooden shanty used for a work- shop 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 receptacles for all sorts of abominations. The shops of the capital are small and unattractive, and contain no articles de luxe or curios. The population of the city is variously (stimated at from 150,000 to 240,000 persons. A recent return gave the number of houses as 30,723.

FOREIGN OFFICE.

President-Kim Yun-sik

Vice-President--So Syang-ou

do.

-Sin Hon-kou

Foreign Adviser-O. N. Denny

HOME OFFICE.

President-Han Kuei-kao

Vice-President-O. N. Denny

DIRECTORY.

Sec. and Eng. Interpreter-Shim Wo han

JAPANESE LEGATION.

Chargé d'Affaires--K Takahira Attaché- T. Hayakaw, M.A.

doi Y. Kato (Chinese Interpreter) Corean Interpreter-K. Takata Junior do. -T. Kawakami Chancelier-S. Yanada Assistant-M. Okada

Military Attaché-Capt. Y. Miura

-Lieut. K. Yeda

Do. Physician- B. Kojo

Consulate.

Chancelier in charge of Consulate-K. Yuki Chancelier-K. Kokube Police Inspector-N. Sawada

CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES.

Resident Commissioner-Yuan Huai-su Chief Secretary-S. Y. Tong

BRITISH LEGATION. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary-Sir John Walsham, Bart, resident in China

Consul General-W. G. Aston (absent) Acting do. -Thos. Watters Acting Vice-Consul-E. H. Parker Assistant-J. Scott Constable-C. E. Shaw

UNITED STATES LEGATION. Minister Resident and Consul General- Chargé d'Affaires-Geo. C. Foulk, Lieut.

U.S.N. (absent)

Acting do.-W. Woodville Rockhill

GERMAN CONSULATE.

Consul General-P. Kempermann Clerk-M. J. Domke

Constable--II. Claassen

RUSSIAN LEGATION.

Chargé d'Affaires-C. Waeber Secretary--N. A. Sh isky

HIS COREAN MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS. Chief Commissioner-H. F. Merrill Chief Secretary-J. H. Hunt Assistant-M. T. Liang Chinese Writer-Chao Lan Medical Officer-H. N. Allen, M.D.

ROYAL MINT.

Manager-S. Kraus Chemist-C. Riedt Engineer-C. Dietrich

ROYAL COREAN TELEGRAPHS T. E. Hallifax, engineer and electrician

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. Dr. H. N. and Mrs. Allen Dr. J. W. and Mrs. Heron Miss Dr. A. Ellers

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.

G. W. and Mrs. Gilmore

D. H. Hulbert

H. A. Bunker