WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)
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ground, and convenient depth of water. January is the coldest month, and one corner of the harbour-that before the native town--is sometimes frozen over, but the part used by shipping is never covered with ice of such a thickness as to interfere with navigation. It has been decided to illuminate the harbour by three lighthouses. The country around Wonsan is under cultivation, and the soil is very rich. Within a short distance of the port are mines producing copper and other minerals, and gold is found amongst the neighbouring mountains. The cattle at the port, as nearly all over the country, are very fine and plentiful, and can be bought at very low rates; they are used as beasts of burden and for agricultural purposes and are largely exported to Vladivostock for food purposes. A telegraph line from hence to Seoul was opened in July, 1891, and has been extended northwards to within 100 li of the Russian frontier.
Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The latest returns available (1903) show the value of the trade with foreign countries to be, Imports Yen 225,693, and Exports Yen 78,453. The exports consist chiefly of beans, cattle, dried fish, gold-dust, whale-flesh and skins. Imports consist chiefly of cotton and silk manufactured goods, cotton wadding, metals and kerosene oil..
DIRECTORY
CHAMBER OF Commerce (Japanese)
Chairman-M. Iwata Vice-Chairman-S. Kono
1st clerk (for the Secretary) --I. Suzuki 2nd do.
CHINESE MERCHANTS
Tung Fung Tai
do.
Yuen Chang Yung Tseng Li Te Hsing Lung Kung Huo Chang Yuen Hsin Ching San Huo Yung Tung Hsin-sing I. Sheng Yung
Hung Changtung
CONSULATE-
GREAT BRITAIN
-H. Tanabe
Pro-Consul-C. E. S. Wakefield
JAPAN
Vice-Consul—T. Ohki
Chanceliers-K. Ito, T. Imai Interpreter--H. Takeda
Police Insptrs.-S. Utsumi K. Koizumi
CUSTOMS
Commissioner-C. E. S. Wakefield Assistants-W. M. Bowie, Y. Fujisaki, A. Suzuki, K. Naito, Kuan Chong-in Clerks-Yang Kiu-chin, Yi-Hie tok Medical Officer-Dr. R. A. Hardie, M.B. Tidesurveyor-P. E. Mannheimer Tidewaiters-J. M. Smith, O. Olsen,
W. Thoresen and 5 Japanese
GENSAN HOTEL
Fukuya, proprietor
HOSPITAL (JAPANESE)
Physician M. Saito
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Assistant--M. Nakamura
院信通國帝韓大
IMPERIAL COREAN COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT
Postmaster-Yi Oe Hiok
Telegraph manager-Kwon Bo In
JAPANESE MERCHANTS, &c.
Eighteenth Bank
S. Ishida, agent
Japan Marine & Land Insurance Co.
S. Ishida, agent
Japan and Corea Trading Co.
N. Sato, agent
Meiji Fire Insurance Co.
S. Ishida, agent
Kaikoku Life Insurance Co.
S. Ishida, agent
Nichi In Trading Company M. Ichikawa, agent
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
N. Kawamura, acting manager Osaka Shosen Kaisha
G. Ota, agent
Tokyo Marine Insurance Co. N. Kawamura, agent
MISSIONS
For Protestant Missions see end of
Corean Directory
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