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Watson, E. B., merchant-46

E. B. Watson

George Wauchope

YOKOHAMA-NIIGATA.

Weiller, A., attorney and counsellor-at-

law-70; residence, 15, Bluff

Welsh, G. & D., curio dealers-37

David Welsh

Wheeler, Dr. E.-97, Bluff

Whittall, E., merchant-4B

E. Whittall

C. A. Wirgman

White, F. E., coal merchant (absent)

Whitfield & Co., engineers, &c., Yokohama

Iron Works-117

George Whitfield

Jules P. Darbier

W. Mann

J. Booth

Wilkin & Robison, merchants-3

Richard Durant Kobison

Otto Schinne

Y. Hadano

Winckler & Co., merchants-245

J. Winckler

G. Mayezono

Woodruff, F. G., bill collector-29, Bluff

Yokohama Butchery and Shipchandlery

Langfeldt & Mayers, proprietors

Yokohama Cigar Co., and Hairdressing

Saloon-80

C. H. Geffeney

Yokohama Coal Depot-118

Langfeldt & Mayers, proprietors

Yokohama Dairy, New Road, Negishi

J. Winstanley

W. T. Richards

Yokohama Drayage Company-98

A. Weston, manager,

Yokohama Hotel-52

Mrs. Savory

Yokohama Ice Works-184, Bluff

L. Stornebrink

Yokohama Engine & Iron Works—69,

158, 159 and 161

E. Kildoyle, manager

G. Charlesworth, secretary

W. Mann, foreman

G. Warnecke, do.

H. Cook, carpenter

Yokohama Photographic Co.-16, Bund Deakin Bros & Co., proprietors

Yokohama Sail and Rigging Co.-43

R. H. Abbott, manager

Ziegler & Co., merchants-47

Chas. Ziegler

J. R. Merian

E. Sulzer

H. Zaeslin

NIIGATA.

Niigata is situated on the west coast of Japan, and in the southern part of the province of Echigo, at the mouth of the river Shinano-gawa. Though well located for trade it has yielded the most disappointing results of all the Treaty ports of Japan. Foreign goods find their way to Niigata in considerable quantities, but since the opening of the port nó direct foreign trade has been developed there.

The town, which is perhaps the cleanest and one of the best laid-out in Japan, covers an area of rather more one square mile and consists of five parallel streets inter- sected by cross streets watered by canals which communicate with the river. It has been materially improved within the last few years by the widening of the canals and