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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, and it has also within its inclosure an extensive military arsenal. 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 imports in 1894 amounted to $4,014,813, and the exports to $764,337 against $3,501,997 imports and $1,212,892, exports in the previous year. The population of Osaka was 434,409 in December, 1891. The number of foreign residents was 461, including 330 Chinese. The British and American residents are, with few exceptions, missionaries.

DIRECTORY

CHINA AND JAPAN TRADING COMPANY, LD.

Agency

Phoenix Fire Insurance Company

•CONSULATES

BELGIUM

Acting Consul-C. Du Bcis (absent)

Do. -J. Favre

CHINA

Consul-C. Sec

EASTHAM, JAMES, Nekanoshima, represen- tative of Dobson & Barlow, Manchester

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

Importers-10, Concession

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

L. Du Bois (absent)

C. Du Bois (absent)

J. Favre, M.E., signs per pro. L. Rubattel

FIRE BRIGADE

Captain-Rev. G. H. Pole

Foremen-H. Renault, S. Meadows Secretary and Treas.-Walter Loxton

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

IMPERIAL ARSENAL

Colonel Ota Tokusaburo, director

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT MINT, Kawasaki

Director-T. Hasegawa Assayer-Y. Koga, F.c.s.

OSAKA FUcno

Governor-Utsumi Tadakatsu Secretary-Kataoka Naotera Ch. Police Inspr.-Suzuki Sadanao Clerk-in-charge of For.Aff.-T.Maida

OSAKA CASTLE

Comdt.-Genl. Viscount Takashima

OSAKA KOSOIN (Court of Appeal).

President and Judge-Kitabatake

Harufusa

Chief Public Procurator-Hayashi

Shei-ichi

Osaka CHIHO SAIBANSHO (Distrt. Court) Presdt, and Judge-Umayabara Jiro Head Public Procurator-Ichinose

Yasaburo

OSAKA KU SAIBANSHO (Local Court)

Superg, Judge-Matsumo Setzupu

GULICK, DR. THEODORE W., Miyoshi, Bingo

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

Shipbuilding Yard, and Dry Dock

R. Hunter

J. Ellerton, consulting engineer

MISSIONARIES

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION

Rev J. H. and Mrs. Scott, Bangai,

59, Kogawacho

Miss Mattie Walton, do. Rev. W. and Mrs. Wynd, 187, do. Rev. R. L. Halsey

AMERICAN BOARD MISSION

Rev. Wallace Taylor, M.D. (absent) Miss M. B. Daniels, 33, Concession Rev. J. T. Gulick, PH.D., and wife, 15,

Concession

Rev. Geo. and Mrs. Allchin, 21, Con. Miss Elizabeth Torrey, 31, Concessn. Miss L. E. Case, Bikuwa Jogakko,

Naniwa-bashi

Miss A. M. Colby, do.