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CHURCH OF ENGLAND

Rt. Rev. C. J. Corfe, D.D.

SEOUL

Rev. M. N. Trollope, M.A. (Bhp's Cpln.) Rev. L. O. Warner

Rev. J. H. Pownall Maurice Davies

Sidney Peake

Dr. J. Wiles

Dr. E. B. Landis

Miss L. R. Cooke, M.D. Miss G. A. Heathcote

MISSIONS ETRANGERES DE PARIS

Monsgr. J. J. Mutel, vic. apos. Rev. J. Coste, provicaire Rev. V. Poisonel, procureur College of Ryong-san

Rev. L. Liouville, superior

Allen, Mrs.

Appenzeller, Mrs. H. G. Bengel, Miss

Bunker, Mrs. D. A.

Cooke, Miss

Demitrevsky, Mrs.

Doty, Miss

Rev. J. J. Wilhelm, professor Orphanage of St. Paul de Chartres Rev. Mother Stanislas, superior Sisters Elizabeth Estelle, Vincent

Louise, Françoise, Virginie

ROYAL MINT

SCHOOL (GOVERNMENT)

H. B. Hulbert

D. A. Bunker

Telegraphs-IMPERIAL CHINESE

Manager-Li Yu Shen Engineer-H. I. Mühlensteth

TELEGRAPHS-ROYAL COREAN

Superintendent—Yi Ko-yung

LADIES' DIRECTORY

Gifford, Mrs. D. L. Greathouse, Mrs.

Heard, Mrs. Augustine Heard, Miss Heathcote, Miss Heron, Mrs. J. W. Hillier, Mrs.

Hulbert, Mrs. McGill, Mrs. Ohlinger, Mrs. F. Rocher, Mrs. Rothweiler, Miss Sherwood, Miss, M.D. Scranton, Mrs. Mary

CHEMULPO,

Province of JENCHUAN, called also JINSEN and INCHIUN

This port, known to the Japanese as Jinsen, is situated in lat. 37 deg. 28 min. 30 sec. N. and long. 126 deg. 37 min. E., at the entrance to the Saleé river, an embouchure of the Han-kang close to and immediately east of Roze island, on the west coast of Corea, in the metropolitan province of Kiung-kei. Though only nine years ago a mere fishing village, and now still in its infancy, many buildings of a substantial character have been erected and the port is rapidly rising into importance as a commercial centre.

The sub-prefectural town of Jenchuan is situated 10 li distant from the port, which latter is locally known as Chemulpo. Fut-bing on the Han-kang is the nearest prefectural city, and is distant some 35 li, near which place is situated, also on the Han-kang, the rising town of Mapu, which lies on the main road to Hanyang (Seoul) some 75 l distant from the port (Chemulpo), or 30 li from Seoul. The whole of the land forming the Japanese Settlement at Chemulpo was sold publicly early in 1884; and the first land sales in the general Foreign Settlement took place on the 7th November of the same year. There is a Municipal Council at Chemulpo composed of the Foreign Consuls, one Corean official, and three representatives of the landholders. The Council employs two foreign and four Chinese police constables. The settlements have been neatly laid out, with broad well metalled roads, some of which are planted with trees, and the lots are all built upon. The approaches to the river (Salée) are now well surveyed, and the latest British Admiralty charts are quite reliable. The outer anchorage is accessible to ships of all sizes, and the inner one to coasting vessels and steamers ordinarily employed in the local trade. The river is navigable for vessels not drawing over 10 feet up to Mapu; but seeing that at certain seasons there are a few places where the fall in the river is very considerable, owing to the existence of sand banks, it is desirable that river steamers, intended to run regularly, should not draw over six feet. An overland telegraph line from China to