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MOPKO
MOKPO
浦木 Mok-po
Mokpo, which, like Chinnampo, was opened to foreign trade on the 1st October, 1897, in pursuance of a resolution of the Council of State, is a seaport in the province of Chulla, and has an excellent harbour capable of providing anchorage accommodation for thirty or forty vessels of large tonnage. Chulla is a great rice growing district and has the reputation of being the wealthiest province in the country, and Mokpolies at the mouth of a river which drains nearly the whole province. The Consular report for 1898 says:-Mokpo has undergone a great transformation since it was opened eighteen months ago. It then consisted of a few Corean huts surrounded by paddy fields and mud flats. The foreign settlement, which comprises about 225 areas of ground, has now nearly all been bought up, and the mud flats are rapidly being converted into a town, with well laid out streets, occupied by about 1,200 Japanese and a number of substantial Chinese residents. A seawall and bundroad, over a mile in length, are in course of construction and will soon be completed. The climate of Mokpo is healthy and salubrious; the scenery much resembles that of South Japan and is picturesque in the extreme. Shooting may be had in perfection, and pheasants, geese, ducks, deer, wild boar and leopards abound. Even tigers will be met with plentifully by those who care to hunt for them. Instances are not at all rare in which pigs, dogs and even men are carried off by these beasts of prey. Many of the natives are experts in training eagles to hunt smallers birds, like pheasants, &c.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chairman-K. Kimura Clerk-K. Tanigaki 15 Members
CONSULATE
JAPAN
Consul-K, Morikawa
DIRECTORY
Chancellors-S. Koike, G. Takashima
COREAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
S.S."Hyenik," s.s. "Changriong"
Kini Pong-kui, agent
CUSTOMS
Assistant-in-charge-L. A. Hopkins Clerk-Yi Chong-won
Medical Officer-C. Shimidzu Assistant Examiner--Chow Shih-yung T'waiters-S. Nakamichi, K. Inamasu
FIRST BANK OF JAPAN
T. Nishikawa, manager
Y. Ishikuro, K. Fujii, M. Kosaka, K.
Yagi, clerks
HORI STEAMSHIP COMPANY
S.S.Keiki," s.s. LL
Kyengpo
Takeuchi, agent
HOSPITAL-JAPANESE
C. Shimizu, physician in charge
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Meiji Kwasai Hoken Kaisha (Fire)
T. Nishikawa, agent
Teikoku Kaigio Hoken Kaisha (Marine)
Y. Hagino, agent
Nippon Kaigio Hoken Kaisha (Marine)
T. Nishikawa, agent
Meiji Seimei Hoken Kaisha (Life)
Y. Fukuda, agent
Teikoku Seimei Hoken Kaisha (Life)
Y. Hara, agent
JAPANESE ASSOCIATION
Chairman-N. Takane
KANOKOGI, K., Medical Practitioner
MEIJI FIRE INSURANCE Company
T. Nishikawa, agent
MEIJI LIFE INSURANCE Company
Y. Fukuda, agent
MERCHANTS, CHINESE Yee Sun Sing Tong Sing Ha Wo Fung Sing Ko Yee Ho
MOKPO WEEKLY NEWS
S. Otsuka, editor
Tai Hing Fo Yung Sing Yuen Fo Tsui Jai
Y. Yamamoto, publisher
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