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SEOUL CHEMULPO.

COREAN MERCHANTS' STEAMSHIP Co.

E. Pyong Sun, manager Kim Tong Hum, accountant

Yi Hak Kiun, secretary and translator Chesney Duncan, foreign secretary

Str. Hanyang, 100 tons, 40 h.p.

J. A. Koch, commander

AM. METHODIST MISSION HOSPITAL. Dr. W. B. and Mrs. Scranton Mrs. M. F. Scranton

AM. METHODIST MISSION SCHOOL. Rev. H. G. and Mrs. Appenzell r

Allen, Mrs. H. M. Appenzeller, Mrs. H. G. Denny, Mrs. O. N. Ellers, Miss Dr. A.

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSIGN. Rev. H. G. Underwood

MISSIONS ETRANGERES.

Monseigneur Blanc

Rev. J. Coste

Rev. Poiseul

OTHER EUROPEAN RESIDENTS. Kalinofsky, naturalist

Maertens, A. H., superintendent silkworm

nursery

Mühlensteth, Imperiel Chinese Telegraphs Stripling, A. B.

Schufeldt, Rear-Admiral, U.S.N.

LADIES' DIRECTORY.

Gilmore, Mrs. Heron, Mrs. J. W. Hunt, Mrs. J. II.

Maertens, Mis. A. H.

Merrill, Miss

Scranton, Mrs. Mary Scranton, Mrs. W. B. Wacber, Mrs.

CHEMULPO.

Called also JENCHUAN, JINSEN and INCHUN.

This port, known to the Japanese as Jinsen, is situated in lat. 37 deg. 28 min. 30 sec. N. and long. 126 deg. 37 min. E., at the entrance to the Saleé river, an embouchure of the Han-kang close to and immediately cast of Roze island, on the west coast of Corea, in the metropolitan province of Kiung-kei. Though only three years ago a mere fishing village, and now still in its infancy, many buildings of a substantial character have been erected and the port is rapidly rising into importance as a commercial

centre.

The sub-prefectural town of Jenchuan is situated 10 li distant from the port, which latter is locally known as Chemulpo. Fut-bing on the Han kang is the nearest prefectural city, and is distant some 35 li, near which place is situated, also on the Han-kang, the rising town of Mapu, which lies on the main road to Hanyang (Soul) some 75 li distant from the port (Chemulpo), or 30 li from Soul. The whole of the land formimg the Japanese Settlement at Chemulpo was sol·l publicly early in 1884; and the first land sales in the general Foreign Settlement took place on the 7th November of the same year. There is a Municipal Council at Chemulpo composed of the Foreign Consuls, one Corean official, and three represen- tatives of the landholders. The Council employs two foreign and four Chinese police constables. The approaches to the river (Salée) are now well surveyed, and the latest British Admiralty charts are quite reliable. The river itself has been carefully surveyed by the (foreign) Harbour Department of the Royal Corean Customs Service, and the result of the surveys will be published. The outer anchorage is accessible to ships of all sizes, and the inner one to coasting vessels and steamers ordinarily employed in the local trade. The river is navigable for vessels not drawing over