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MOKPO

浦木 Mule-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 provincó of Chulla, and has an excellent harbour capable of providing auchorage 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. Á 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 smaller birds, like pheasants, &c.

The imports from foreign countries in 1901 amounted to Yen 257,521 and the exports to foreign countries Yen 731,981. The net value of the Trade of the Port, Le, Foreign and Native Imports less Re-exports, and Native Exports of local origin, amounted to Yen 1,800,053 în 1901 against Yen 1,384,710 in 1900.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Chairman-T. Nishikawil

Clerk--K. Tanigaki

15 Members

CONSULATE

JAPAN

Consul-T. Wakamatsu

DIRECTORY

Chancellors S. Koike, G.Takashima

COREAN STEAMSHUP COMPANY

S.S."Hyenik," s.s. “Changriong

Kini Pong-kui, agent

CUSTOMS

Assistant-in-charge

L. A. Hopkins

Clerk-Yi Chong-won, Namkunghyek! Medical Officer–C. Shimidzu Assistant Examiner-Chow Shih-yung T'waiters S. Nakamichi, K. Inamasu,

F. Bielert

FIRST BANK OF JAPAN (Dai Ichi Ginko, Ld.

T. Nishikawa, agent

Y. Ishikuro, K. Fujii, K. Yagi, K.

Hirata, clerks

HORI STEAMSHIP COMPANY

S.S. Keiki," s.s. "Kyengpo," s.s. “Goyo"

Takeuchi, agent

HOSPITAL

JAPANESE

C. Shimidzu, physician in charge

INSURANCE COMPANIES

Meiji Kwasai Hoken Kaisha (Fire)

Dai lehi Ginko, agent

Teikoku Kaigio Hoken Kaisha (Marine)

Y. Hagino, agent

Nippon Kaigio Hoken Kaisha (Marine)

Dai Lehi.Ginko, agent

Mejji Seimei Hoken Kaisha (Life)

Y. Fukuda, agent

Teikoku Seimei Hoken Kaisha (Life)

Y, Hara, agent

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