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SHIMONOSEKI AND MOJI

These two towns are situated one on each side of Shimonoseki straits, the western entrance of the Inland Sea-the former on the north and the latter on the south side. The interests of both towns, so far as shipping is concerned, are indentical, and a move- ment exists to have both embraced ́in one new ken, in place of, as at present, Shimonoseki being under the jurisdiction of Yamaguchi, 51 miles away, and Moji under that of Fukuoka, 47 miles away. The foreign merchants have their offices on the side that suits their own convenience; Custom House and Banks having establishments on both sides of the Straits. There is a fairly strong tidal current through the Straits but the anchorage, which is along the south shore, is only affected by an eddy, and good holding ground is general. Steamers entering from the West can get pilots at Rokuran light, where boats have to stop in any case for medical inspection and harbour master's instructions. From the eastward this inspection takes place at Hezaki Light. The climate is exceedingly healthy, and means of transport are good. Liners run regularly to all foreign ordinary ports of call; and while from Shimonoseki the Sanyo Railway taps the North, from Moji the Kiushiu Railway taps the South of Japan. Excellent foreign accommodation can be had at the Shimonoseki Station Hotel belonging to the Sanyo Railway. This Railway has also two large ferry boats plying between Moji and the Shimonoseki Station, while a ten-minute ferry plies between the usual landing places at Moji and Shimonoseki. Waterworks are in course of construction for Shimonoseki and being talked of for Moji. Both places are lit by electricity and are connected by telephone with the principal towns, from Kumamoto and Nagasaki in the South, to Chofu in the North. Imports for 1904, amounted to Yen 11,070,811 and Exports to Yen 14,302,614. Imports consist principally of machinery, iron ore, sugar, raw cotton, and flour; and Exports of coal, cotton yarn, and rice. quantity of coal exported in 1904 was 2,205,620 tons, including foreign bunkers. 1,926 steamers entered into Shimonoseki and Moji in 1904 representing a total tonnage of 2,916,408, of which 613 vessels of 1,519,176 tons were British. The population of Shimonoseki at the end of 1904 was 46,905, and of Moji 38,483. It should be specially noted that photographing and sketching are forbidden within a radius of ten miles round Shimonoseki and Moji on land and sea. The law in this respect is strictly enforced and ignorance is not accepted as an excuse.

DIRECTORY

The

BIRCH, KIRBY & Co., Ld., Merchants, Moji

CONSULATES

Browne & Co., Merchants, 3,338 Kiu-

Moji

E. H. Gill (Kobe)

Horace Nutter, manager

Leonard Birnie

J. P. Carr (Karatzu)

Agencies

Apcar Line of Steamers

Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co. British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Glen Line of Steamers

North China Insurance Company, Ld. Yangtsze Insurance Asstn. Limited New Zealand Insurance Company Sun Fire Office

P. & O. Steam Navigation Company

CITY COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, Shimonoseki

M. Henry, English instructor

GREAT BRITAIN

also

AUSTRO-HUNGARY CONSULATE

Consul--E. A. Griffiths Shipping Clerk-A. W. McLean

HARBOUR OFFICE

Harbour Master-T. Hirata Chief Boarding Officer-S. Fujino Quarantine Station-S. Yagishita Chief Medical Officer-S. Tsukiyama

HOLME, RINGER & Co. (Wuriu Shokwai)

Merchants, Shimonoseki

F. Ringer (Nagasaki)

N. B. Reid, manager

G. Renison

F. E. E. Ringer John Graham

REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS stand a world of wear and tear.