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FUSAN—YUENSAN (GENSAN).

DIRECTORY.

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館事領總本日

JAPANESE CONSULATE.

Yoshibumi Murota, consul

S. Miyamoto, secretary

K. Y. Misaka, accountant

R. Tayui, secretary

S. Tamaua, English interpreter

T. H. Kawakami, secretary

T. Kawakami, Corean interpreter

署事頜清大

CHINESE CONSULATE.

Li Ying Wan, consul

K. T. Chang, secretary

Tsar-i-Ko, accountant

Kim Tsai Yek, Japanese interpreter

Lew Hing Tai, Corean

do.

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 cl rk

T'ao Huan Yu, Chinese writer

J. C. A. Holz, examiner

J. P. Civilini, H. G. Arnous, tidewaiters

D. Kitamura, medical officer

所役代總本日

JAPANESE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

G. Abiru, chairman

S. Shirai, T. Uyeda, clerks

S. T. Sudzuki, superintendent of police

局信電本日

JAPANESE POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE.

S. Menju, superintendent

T. Hino, S. Araki, engineers

T. Iwai, S. Futatsubashi, postal clerks

所議會法商本日

JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A. Ohashi, president

A. Uyeno, Y. Sawaki, vice-presidents

T. Kokubu, secretary

院病立共本日

JAPANESE GENERAL HOSPITAL. Benten Machi.

Dr. J Kitamura, surgeon

M. Yenomoto, T. Semi, assistant surgeons

A. U. Shigehisa, surgeon, Lock Hospital

CHIEF JAPANESE MERCHANTS, &c.

First National Bank

Y. Sawaki, manager

One Hundred and Second National Bank

K. Kuroziwa, manager

Nippon Yusen Kaisha

A. Ohasi, agent

S. Yamaoka, cashier

S.S. "Takachiho," Kobe-Wladivostock

S.S. "Higo," Shanghai-Wladivostock

S.S.

CC

"Tsuraga," Tientsin

"Owari,"

Kai So-sha (Sailing Ship Co.)

S. Shibata, agent

Sea Product Co.

A. Uyeno, president V. Isayama, manager

Hamada & Co.,

N. Sato, agent Kiyodosha & Co.,

T. Nishida, agent

Kobe-

Y. M. C. ASSN. MISSION, CANADA.

J. S. Gale, missionary

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 Corears, 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

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