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FUSAN-YUENSAN (GENSAN).

所議會法商本日

JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

T. Nishida, vice-president, in chargə

-, secretary

院病立共本日

JAPANESE GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Benten Machi.

G. Sasaki, surgeon

T. Uyeba, assistant surgeon

院梅薇本日

JAPANESE LOCK HOSPITAL.

Sai-wai Machi.

A. U. Shigehisa, surgeon

行銀立國一第

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Hon Machi.

T. Sato, manager"

M. Igimi, clerk

行銀立國二百第

ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND

NATIONAL BANK.

K. Kuroiwa, manager

Shipping Companies.

社會船郵本日

JAPANESE MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.

S. Yanagi, agent

S. Yamaoka, cashier

T. Ikuwo, clerk

Y. Mariko, do.

Steamers.

社漕囘

KWAI SOSHIA (Sailing Vessel Co.)

Benten Machi.

K. Shibata, agent

K. Kokuboo, clerk

屋問船和

Japanese Junks Agents.

J. Oiike, Benten Machi

J. Fugimori, do.

Sanada, Furuye

do.

Merchants, Traders, &c.

M. Fukuda, Benten Machi

Hamada & Co., Osaka Firm, Hon Machi-

S. Hamada, agent

N. Sato

S. Hoke, Benten Machi

Holiguchi & Co., Osaka Firm, Hon

Machi

M. Nakagawa, agent

S. Horiguchi

Iwoy, Hon Machi

Kiodoshia & Co., Osaka Firm, Hon Machi

T. Nishida, agent

D. Nishimura, Hon Machi

K. Saito, Hon Machi

"Takachiho "-Nagasaki, Fusan, Yuen- K Sasaki, Nagasaki Firm, Benten Machi

Ban, Wladiwostock

"Higo"-Kobe, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki,

Goto, Tsushima, Fusan, Jenchuan

K. Sasaki, agent

S. Tamiya, Hon Machi

YUENSAN (GENSAN).

This port, situated in Broughton Bay, on the north-eastern coast of Corea, is in the southern corner of the province of Ham-kiung, about half way between Fusan and Vladivostock. It was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st May, 1880, and to other nations in January, 1883, but with the exception of Japan and China no other coun- tries are commercially represented at present. It is called Gensan by the Japanese and Wonsan by the Coreats, and under that name is thus described by Mr. Aston:- "The town extends for a mile along the southern shore of the bay, and consists of about two thousand houses with a population of perhaps 10,000 inhabitants. One