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KUNSAN

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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 1906 amounted to £65,645 in exports and £49,844 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. Rice is still largely exported from Kunsan and Japanese farmers have been attracted in considerable numbers to this neighbourhood.

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BEPPOO HOTEL

S. Beppoo, proprietor

CHINESE Merchants

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

CUSTOMS

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

JAPANESE MERCHANTS

Ohsewa & Co. (steamship agents) Kadowaki & Co.

Ohgi & Co.

Nunoi & Co.

Okabe & Co.

Takase & Co.

Shimoda & Co.

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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-S. Hotoka

13 members

PILOT

S. Hashimoto

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

POST OFFICE--IMPERIAL JAPANESE

Postmaster Y. Tsuchiya

Clerks B. Sakai, S. Nishishima, S. Sekihara, M. Imajo, T. Shibosawa, S. Nishishima, K. Kuji

Branches at Kokei, Zenshyu, Koshyu,

Nangen, and Goshyu

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城津

This port is situated on the north-eastern coast of Corea, in the province of North Ham-kiung, about 120 miles from Wonsan. It was opened to foreign trade on the 1st May, 1899. The native town is built close to the beach, and to judge by the ruins of walls and watch towers was once a fortified place. The settlement area includes the native town and extends beyond to the North. The native inhabitants number about 500. The next market place is about 30 li distant and up country, whilst the main road leading from Seoul to the Tumen river is at a distance of about 10 li. The

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