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the province of Settsu, and is built on the banks of the river Ajikawa, about five miles from the sea. The river is only navigable for small vessels, and on the opening of the railway to Kobe the foreign trade of Osaka commenced to decline. Almost all the foreign firms in the latter city have removed to Kobe. The most imposing and at the same time the most interesting object to be seen in Osaka is the Castle, erected in 1583 by one of the Shoguns, the famous Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Though less extensive than that of Tokyo, it is a much grander and more striking edifice, and is indeed, next to that of Nagoya, the finest example of the ancient feudal castles of Japan. It is now occupied by the Osaka garrison, and forms the headquarters of one of the six great military districts. The city is the seat of the provincial government, which is called Fucho, in contradistinction to the other provincial governments, which are termed Kencho. Osaka is the seat of numerous industries, including cotton spinning mills, shipbuilding yards, and iron works, and the Imperial Mint is located there. This establishment is in active operation and turns out a coinage not surpassed by any in the world. The number of foreign residents is small, and most of the British and Americans are missionaries. The imports and exports are included with those of Kobe-Hyogo. The population of Osaka was 442,668 in 1889.

DIRECTORY

BEAM, JOHN MURRAY, Consulting Engineer

CHINA AND JAPAN TRADING COMPANY, LD.

Wm. Posch, manager

T. Asai

Agency

Phoenix Fire Insurance Company

CONSULATE

BELGIUM

Acting Consul-L. Du Bois

FAVRE-BRANDT, C. & J., Watch and Clock

Importers-10, Concession

C. Favre-Brandt (Neuchatel) J. Favre-Brandt (Yokohama)

L. Du Bois

G. Du Bois

FIRE BRIGADE

Captain-A. N. Hansell Foreman-H. Heitkemper

Secretary and Treas.-Walter Loxton

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

IMPERIAL ARSENAL

Colonel Makino, director Colonel Tajima

Major P. Asa

Major P. Grillo M. Bisso

M. Forniers

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT MINT, Kawasaki

Director-K. S. Endo

Supdt. general dept.-T. Hasegawa

OSAKA CASTLE

Comdt.-Genl. Viscount Takashima

OSAKA FUCHO

Governor-Yamada Nobumichi Secretary-Takasaki Chika-akira Chief Police Inspector-Yamashita

Hidezane

OSAKA KOSOSAIBANSHO(Court of Appeal) Chief Judge-Kitabatake Harufusa

OSAKA SHISHIN SAIBANSHO (Court of

First Instance)

Chief Judge-Oshima Sadatoshi

HANSELL, A. N., Architect and Surveyor,

18, Concession

HUNTER & Co., E. H., Osaka Iron Works,

Shipbuilding Yard and Dry Dock J. Ellerton, consulting engineer Agency

North Queensland Insurance, Sydney

LELAND, Rev. H. D., B.A., Teacher Govern-

ment School, 26, Concession

MISSIONARIES

AMERICAN BOARD MISSION

Rev. Wallace Taylor, M.D., and Mrs.

Taylor 15, Concession

Miss M. B. Daniels, 25, Concession Miss M. A. Daughaday, Tosa Bori,

Uradori Jogakko

Rev. J. T. Gulick. PH.D., and Mrs.

Gulick 22, Concession

Rev. Geo. and Mrs. Allchin (absent) Rev. Otis and Mrs. Cary, 31, Concn. Miss Elizabeth Torrey, 24, Concn. Miss C. M. Telford, 25, Concession