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SAPPORO

HAKODATE-NIIGATA

Major-General Nagayama Takeshiro, Chief

of Hokkaido Administration Board

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Bunzo Hashiguchi, director

A. A. Brigham, B.SC., professor of agri-

culture

M. Haight, professor of mathematics

and physics

Eight Japanese professors

Dr. F. Grimm, director Sapporo hospital Max. Pollman, Sapporo brewery

C. Klemme, Mombetsu beet sugar ma-

nufactory Fred. Klemine,

do.

C. Huybrecht, Sapporo hemp cloth ma-

nufactory H. Giemers, Paul Grahner,

NORMAL SCHOOL

Miss S. E. Smith

do. do.

NEMURO

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION Rev. W. B. and Mrs. Parshley Mrs. H. E. Carpenter Miss E. Louisa Cummings

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 no 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 intersected 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 streets, the latter of which are now lighted with petroleum obtained in the district. New Law Courts, Post-office, and Schools have been built, and the town is connected by telegraph with Tokyo and other cities of the Empire. A Government Hospital and a Medical School, as well a large English School under English and American masters, have been established here. A handsome building for the local assembly was completed in 1884. A steam rice mill has been started and some fresh industries have been commenced. Niigata is still famed for the beauty of its women. The population of the town in 1889

was 44,761.

DIRECTORY

AMERICAN BOARD MISSION, Nishi Ohata

Dori, 2 bancho

Miss Gertrude Cozad

Rev. Horatio B. and Mrs. Newell

Rev. Hilton Pedley

Rev. D. Scudder, M.D. (absent) Miss Clara Brown

CANADIAN METHODIST MISSION

Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Saunby Rev. D. R. and Mrs. McKenzie Miss Jennie Cunningham

CONSULATE GREAT BRITAIN

Acting Consul-J.H. Longford(H'date)

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL

Superintendent-Ashiwara Shifu

KENCHO

Governor-Senda Sadaaki Secretary-Murakomi Yoshio

KOTO CHIN GAKKO

O. N. Benton

NIIGATA BUSSAN KAISHA (Niigata Produce

Company)

Sudzuki Chohachi, director

Fujita Bunji, manager

Sudzuki Chezo, do, and agent

Sudzuki Sushiro, agent

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHIA

M. Hama, agent

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION

Rev. J. L. Lemaréchal, mission. apost.. Rev. O. de Noailles, mission, apost. Rev. Alexis Cocherie

SISTERS OF CHARITY

Sœur Vitalme, supérieure Sœurs Aspasie, Caroline

WOMAN'S UNION BOARD MISSION (U.S.A.)

Miss A. D. H. Kelsey, M.D.