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WONSAN

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 to Seoul was opened in July, 1891, and has been extended northwards to within 100 li of the Russian frontiers.

Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The returns for 1906 show the value of the trade with foreign countries to be: Imports 3,366,168 yen (£343,630), and Exports 932,515 yen (£95,194). 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. About 40 per cent. of the imports are cotton goods.

DIRECTORY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Japanese)

Chairman-M. Iwata Vice-Chairman-S. Kono

1st clerk (for the Secretary)-I. Suzuki 2nd do.

CHINESE MERCHANTS

do.

Tung Fung Tai Tè Hsing Lung Kung Hua Chàng San Huo Yung Tung Hsün-hsing Fu Kwai Lou Hung Chang-tung Hung Chang-yung Ten Woo Tak Tak Tai Yuen Tong Fung

CONSULATES

CHINA

Vice-Consul-T. C. Lee

-H. Tanabe

Secretary-Tou Jou-pong

Do. -Young Tsze-ten

GREAT BRITAIN

Pro-Consul-C. E. S. Wakefield

JAPAN (Residency)

Resident-R. Tayui

Vice-Residents--T. Ujino, T. Murachi Police Inspector--Y. Ökada

Chanceliers-H. Takeda, K. Ito, S. Takahashi, M. Mukuriya, H. Egami, M. Tsuda

Police Sergeants-K. Koizumi, K.

Sunami

CUSTOMS

Assistant-in-charge--K. Araki Assistants-S. Iseki, Y. Fujisaki, W. M. Bowie, K. Naito, Kuan Chong-in, Yang Kim Chin

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Clerks K. Okura, S. Numa, S. Yenomo- to, Wong Seu Eng, Kuan Chonghak

Medical Officer-Dr. J. B. Ross, M.B. Act. Tidesurveyor-P. E. Mannheimer Examiners-J. M. Smith, K. Mutsu,

Teng Hua Hei

Steam Launch “Maiko" Captain-K. Onishi Engineer-W. Bako

GENSAN HOTEL

Fukuya, proprietor

HOSPITAL (JAPANESE)

Physician-M. Saito

Assistant--M. Nakamura

院信通國帝韓大

IMPERIAL COREAN COMMUNICATIONS DEFT

Postmaster-Yi Oe Hiok

Telegraph Manager-Kwon Bo In

JAPANESE MERCHANTS, &c.

First Bank --K. Nakamura, manager

Eighteenth Bank-T. Araki, agent

Nippon Yusen Kaisha-N. Kawamura,

acting manager

Osaka Shosen Kaishi

G. Ota, agent

Teikoku Marine Insurance Co.

T. Araki, agent

Nippon Fire Insurance Co.

T. Araki, agent

Meiji Life Insurance Co.

T. A. Araki, agent Tokyo Marine Insurance Co.

T. Nishikawa, agent Tokyo Fire Insurance Co. T. Nishikawa, agent Nippon Marine Insurance Co.

K. Kameya, agent Nitsusu Life Insurance Co.

K. Nakamura, agent Nitsusu Fire Insurance Co.

K. Nakamura, agent

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