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KOBE-HYOGO- NAGASAKI

INSURANCE OFFICES—Continued

New Swiss Lloyd Insurance Company

New York Board of Underwriters

New York Life Insurance Company New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance. Nippon Fire Insurance Company

Norddeutsche Feuer Versicherungs Gesellschaft Norddeutsche Versicherungs Gesellschaft (Marine) North British and Mercantile Insurance Company North China Insurance Company

North Queensland Insurance Company, Limited Northern Assurance Company,

Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society. Ocean Marine Insurance Company.

Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ld.. Palatine Insurance Company, Limited Phoenix Fire Assurance Company

Prussian Fire Insurance Company, Stettin Queen Insurance Company

Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation (Fire) Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation Royal Insurance Company

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Schweiz Transport Versicherungs Ges., Zurich (Marine)

Scottish Imperial Insurance Company (Life) Scottish Metropolitan Assurance Company... Scottish Union and National Insurance Company Sea Insurance Company, Limited

South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company... Standard Life Assurance Company Straits Insurance Company, Limited..

Sun Insurance Office

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.

Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company, Ld. Transatlantische Feuer Versicherungs Gesellschaft Triton Insurance Company, Limited Underwriting and Agency Association. Union Insurance Society of Canton Union Insurance Society

Union Internationale, Anvers (Marine).

Union Marine Insurance Company, Liverpool United Dutch Marine Insurance Company West Life Insurance Company of Canada World Marine Insurance Company.... Yangtsze Insurance Association

Charles Braess Frazar & Co. Berigny & Co. Berigny & Co.

Kobe Pier Company Faber & Voigt

Faber & Voigt

H. C. Morf & Co. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. Popp & Co.

W. M. Strachan & Co. H. Ahrens & Co., Nachf. Cornes & Co.

Dodwell, Carlill & Co. Shewan, Tomes & Co. Hutchison & Co.

China & Japan Trading Co. Simon, Evers & Co. W. M. Strachan & Co.

Butterfield & Swire Cornes & Co.

Otto Reimers & Co. C. Illies & Co. C. Illies & Co. MacArthur & Co. Raspe & Co.

Butterfield & Swire Smith, Baker & Co. Browne & Co. Browne & Co.

Robison & Co.

Jardine, Matheson & Co. Samuel Samuel & Co. C. Illies & Co.

Jardine, Matheson & Co. Robison & Co.

Samuel Samuel & Co. H. Lucas & Co.

. Illies & Co.

Findlay, Richardson & Co. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. A. J. McGlew & Co. Tata & Co. American Trading Co.

NAGASAKI

Nagasaki is a city of great antiquity, and in the early days of European in- tercours with the Far East was the most important seat of the foreign trade with Japan. It is admirably situated on the south-western coast of the island of Kiushiu. A melancholy interest attaches to the neighbourhood as the scene of the extinction of Christianity in the empire and the extermination of the professors of that religion in 1637. At the entrance to the harbour lies the celebrated island of Pappenberg, where thousands of Christian martyrs were thrown over the high cliff rather than go through the form of trampling on the cross. Not far from Nagasaki is also the village of Mogi, where 37,000 Christians suffered death in defending themselves against the forces sent to subdue them. When the Christian religion was crushed and the foreigners expelled, to the Dutch alone was extended the privilege of trading with Japan, and they were confined to a small plot of ground at Nagasaki

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