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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

President-T. Wakamatsu

MOKPO-CHINNAMPO

Official Member--The Kamni of Mokpo Elected Member-T. Nishikawa

MUNICIPAL POLICE

Police Inspector--T. Umezaki Policemen-9 Japanese

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

T. Nanko, agent

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

K. Kimura, agent

POST OFFICE-COREAN

Postmaster-Pak Chung-soo

POST OFFICE-JAPANESE

Postmaster-S. Ujinaga

Clerks K. Kato, T. Sasaki, and K

Aoyagi

RICE CLEANING MILL

Kimura

Fukuda

SCHOOL-JAPANESE

Headmaster-M. Togawa Teacher-S. Michiyama

SHIMIDZU, C., M.D., Medical Practitioner

TEIKOKU LIFE INSURANCE Co.

Y. Hara, agent

Telegraph Office-CorEAN

Paik Nak-chin, manager

CHINNAMPO

Chin-nam-po

This port was opened to foreign trade on the 1st October, 1897, in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Council of State. The port is situated on the north bank of the Tatung inlet, about twenty miles from its mouth, in the extreme south-west of the province of Ping-yang. It is some forty miles distant by water from Ping-yang, the third city in the Kingdom, with a population of 40,000, and it is expected that it will become a place of considerable commercial activity. The province is rich in agricultural and mineral wealth, the latter being now developed by foreign enterprise. The exports in 1902 amounted in value to £94,666 and the imports to £63,413. The business of the port is increasing year by year, the rich hinterland holding out good prospects for the future. The chief imports during 1902 were mining supplies. Building operations in the General Foreign Settlement are going on apace, and where formerly only a few mud-huts were to be seen, substantial wooden and brick buildings are now taking their places. The business community is entirely composed of Chinese and Japanese to the total number of about 600.

The principal articles of export are Rice, Beans, Wheat, Maize, Cow-hides and Timber. Of imports, Cotton and Silk Piece Goods, Matches, Kerosine, Porcelain, Iron and Hardware, &c., &c., deserve mention. The harbour of Chinnampo affords safe accommodation for a great number of vessels of the deepest draught and the largest tonnage.

BRITISH AND COREAN CORPORATION

M. Nakamura, manager

CHINESE MERCHANTS

Tung Shun Tai

Sui Sheng Chun

Ten Wha Chan

Tick Lung Chan

DIRECTORY

CONSULATES

GREAT BRITAIN CHINA

Consul-Tong Eun Tung

Secty, and Attaché—T. M. Yüchênchi

JAPAN

Vice Consul-N. Someya

Chancellors-S. Tokuya, G. Shimao Inspector of Police-K. Shibanuma

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