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MOKPO-CHINNAMPO

MUNICIPAL POLICE

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

K. Suzuki, chief clerk

POST OFFICE-Corean

Japanese Residency

Resident T. Wakamatsu

Vice Resident K. Sato

U. Takio

Police Inspector-T. Umezaki

Chancellors-S.Koike,G.Takashima, NIPPON YUsen Kaisha

KANCHIYAMA, K., Medical Practitioner

MERCHANTS, CHINESE

Yee Sun Sing

Tong Sing Ho Wo Fung Sing Ko Yee Ho

Tai Hing Fo

Yung Sing Yuen Fo Tsui Jai

JAPANESE Hiraoka

MERCHANTS

Takase

Fukuda

Miura

Kimura

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K. Kimura, agent

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

Corean Directory

MISSION ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS

Père A. Deshayes

MOKPO WEEKLY NEWS

K. Tanigaki, editor and publisher

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

President M. Nakaoji

Elected Member—Q. Fukuda

Postmaster-Pak Chung-500

Secretary-Sim Eui Hyeng Kim Tjyoung Sik

POST OFFICE JAPANESE

Postmaster-S. Ujinaga

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Clerks T. Tsuboi, K. Aoyagi, T.

Hataoka and others

RICE CLEANING MILL

Kimura

Fukuda

SCHOOL-JAPANESE

Headmaster-M. Togawa Teacher-S. Michiyama

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

TELEGRAPH Office-CoREAN

Paik Nak-chine, manager Yi Phil Kon, secretary

CHINNAMPO

浦南瓴 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 Pyeng-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 1906 amounted in value to £115,519 and the imports to £293,433, The business of the port is increasing year by year, the rich hinterland holding out good prospects for the future. Building operations in the General Foreign Settlement are going on apace, and where formerly only a few mud-huts were to be seen, sub- stantial wooden and brick buildings are now taking their places. The business. community is entirely composed of Japanese and Chinese. The Japanese population increased in 1905 from about 2,000 to 3,800

The principal articles of export are rice, beans, wheat, maize, cow-hides and timber. Of inports, cotton and silk piece goods, matches, kerosine, porcelain, iron and hardware deserve mention. The harbour of Chinnampo affords safe accom- modation for a great number of vessels of the deepest draught and the largest. tonnage.

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