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KUNSAN

Kunsan, one of the new ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st May, 1899, is: situated at the mouth of the Yong Dang River, which runs for many miles, forming the boundary line between the two provinces of Chulla-do and Chung-Chong-do, on the West Coast of Corea, and lies about halfway between Jenchuan and Mokpo. The two provinces referred to are so noted for their abundant supply of agricultural produce that they are called the magazines of the kingdom. The principal articles of export are rice, wheat, beans, different kinds of medicines, ox-hides, grasscloth, paper, bamboo articles, fans (both open and folding), screens and mats, bêche de mer, dried. awabi, with various kinds of fish and seaweed.

The port itself was well known as the export station for the revenue rice, when the Government revenue was paid in rice and collected in this port for transmission to the capital. The foreign trade in 1905 amounted to £36,827 in exports and £36,834 in im- ports. Among import goods, shirtings, lawns, cotton yarn, matches, kerosene oil, etc., had already found their way to the port prior to its opening for distribution to different markets, and the importation of these goods had steadily increased; but the latest statistical returns exhibited a decline in the imports of nearly 100 per cent.. and a decline of about 30 per cent. in exports compared with the returns for 1904.

DIRECTORY

BEPPOO HOTEL

S. Beppoo, proprietor

CHINESE MERCHANTS

Tong Shun Tai & Co. Kin Sin Tong & Co,

CUSTOMS

Asst.-in-charge—S. K. Nakabayashi Medical Officer-K. Sasaki

JAPANESE Merchants

Ohsawa & Co. (steamship agents) Kadowaki & Cò,

do.

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

Corean Directory

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL--FOREIGN

Members -The Corean Kamuni and

Y. Shimatani

President K. Tada

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL-JAPANESE

Director--T. Sakagami Chairman M. Sato

13 members

Ohgi & Co.

Nunoi & Co.

Okabe & Co.

Takase & Co.

Shimoda & Co.

Kanamori & Co.

Ohsawa & Co. (agent for Osaka Shosen

Kaisha)

JAPANESE RESIDENCY

Vice Resident-E. Sudzuki

Chancellors -Narushima, K. Mori

Police Inspectors-Y. Michino, K.

Takenouchi

Interpreter-Y. Hasumoto

PILOT

S. Hashimoto

POST OFFICE--IMPERIAL JAPANESE

Postmaster T. Tsuchiya

Clerks B. Sakai, R. Yejiri, K. Mat-

suda, S. Nishishima, G. Aoyagi, S.. Sekihara, M. Imajo

Branches:

Postmaster--O. Kawashima

Kōshu

Nangen

Gōshu

Postmaster-T. Kajima

Postmaster-H. Asai

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