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FUSAN.

Fusan, or Pusan as it is also called, is the chief port of Kiung-sang-do, the south- eastern province of Corea, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min. 6 sec. N. and long. 129 deg. 3 mio. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The native town is a collection of thatched cabins with a population of about 2,000 inha- bitants. The Japanese settlement is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo, and is regularly laid out, clean, and well kept. It is under the control of the Consul, who is, however, assisted by an elective Municipal Council. Order is maintained by a Police Force in uniforms of European pattern. The Japanese residents number over 2,000. The Corean town of Fusan is a walled city, situated at the head of the harbour; it contains the Royal granaries for storing rice, a few wretched houses, and the residence of the small military official in charge. The harbour is good and capacious, with a sufficient depth of water to accommodate the largest vessels. The climate is very salubrious and the place is considered extremely healthy. Sea bathing may be had in perfection. The district city Toong Li Fu, which is distant about eight miles, is the local centre of trade. Ă branch of the Foreign Customs Service was established in July, 1883. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha run a regular line of steamers between Nagasaki and Wladi- vostock, calling at Fusan and Yuensan; and also a line from Kobe to Jenchuan, calling at Nagasaki and Fusan. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in November, 1883.

The trade of the port fell off considerably after the opening of Chemulpo, that fort being nearer the capital, but it is now reviving. The value of the trade for 1887 was $1,300,909, as compared with $699,777 in 1886, and $593,119 in 1885.

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DIRECTORY.

館事領總本日

JAPANESE CONSULATE.

Yoshibuni Murota, consul

T. Nosse, secretary

3. Miyamoto, do.

K. Y. Misaka, accountant

N. Tsunoye, Corean interpreter

A. Kosone, English interpreter

Tao Hua Yu, Chinese writer

J. C. A. Holz, examiner

J. P. Civili, H. G. Arnous, tid ewaiters

所役代總本日

JAPANESE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

G. Abiru, chairman

T. Ichinomiya,

K. Tatsuta

retary

do.

署事領清大

CHINESE CONSULATE.

Pai Tseng Hun, consul

Li Wai Chao, secretary Tsar-i-Ko,

所察警太糖

JAPANESE

E.

do. and accountant

R. Morohoshi, super

ent

Kim Tsai Yek, Japanese interpreter

T. K. Hatashima, &

do.

Lew Hing Tai, Corean

do.

Ten constables

關海山釜鮮朝大

ROYAL MARITIME CUSTOMS.

J. H. Hunt, acting commissioner

W. C. H. Watson, assistant

C. L. Chow

K. Takesita,

do.

do.

H. I. Yi, Corean clerk

局信電本已

JAPANESE POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE.

M. Takamiya, superintendent

S. Araki, assist. do.

T. Iwai

S. Futatsubashi