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NIIGATA

SISTERS OF CHARITY

Sœur Marie Auguste, supérieure, and

seven Sisters

UNITED NAVAL CLUB, Water Front

C. W. Russell, manager

SAPPORO

HOKKAIDO CHO (ADMINISTRATION)

Governor-C. Watanabe

TONDEN HONBU (COLONIAL TROOPS)

Major-General-Nagayama Takeshiro

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

President-Shosuke Sato, PH.D. Seven Japanese professors

AMERICAN BOARD MISSION

Rev. W. W. and Mrs. Curtis (absent)

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

Mrs. S. C. Smith Miss Carrie H. Rose

CHURCH OF ENGLAND MISSION

Rev. J. Batchelor, F.R.G.S., and wife Rev. G. C. Niven

Miss M. Laurence

HOKKAIDO LINEN FACTORY

Yasutaro Uno, superintendent

SAPPORO BREWERY

Tozaburo Uyemura, acting director

TANKO RAILWAY COMPANY

Sutezo Nishimura, president

NEMURO

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION

Mrs. H. E. Carpenter

INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY Miss M. M. Carpenter

OTARU

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION Rev. Geo. P. and Mrs. Pierson

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. 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 imports in 1895 amounted to $33,429 and the exports to $23,811.

The town, which is one of the cleanest and best laid-out in Japan, covers an area of rather more than 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 as 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 famed for the beauty of its women. The population of the town in December, 1895, was 49,910.

AMERICAN BOARD MISSION

DIRECTORY

Consulate-GREAT BRITAIN

Acting Consul-E. M. Hobart Hamp-

den (Hakodate)

Rev. Hilton & Mrs. Pedley, Gakkocho Rev. H. B. and Mrs. Newell, Minami-

KENCHO

hama dori

Miss Clara Brown, Gakko-cho

CHIHO SAIBANCHO

Judge President-Yasuhara Yoshimasa

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL

Superintendent-Iizuka Tadaniri

Governor-Asada Yasunori Secretary-Sugimoto Shigeto Councillor-Mori Masataka

KOTO CHIN GAKKO

O. N. Benton

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