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HAKODATE

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was opened to traffic in July, 1892. At the station of Oiwake, from which point there is a branch line to Yubari (26 miles), the Tanko Tetsudo Kaisha established ovens for the manufacture of coke. There are now about 900 miles of railway in the Hokkaido. The Hakodate Harbour Improvement works were completed in 1900, and a patent slip capable of taking vessels up to 1,500 tons was also finished. There is also under construction a dry dock to accommodate ships up to 10,000 tons at ordinary spring tides, and at highest spring tides the dock will be capable of receiving the largest battleships in the Japanese Navy. Harbour improvements are also being carried on at Otaru, where a massive breakwater, about 3,500 feet long, is under construction.

Half the city of Hakodate was destroyed by a fire which broke out on the night of the 25th August, 1907. The number of houses destroyed in the con- flagration was ascertained to be 8,977 rendering about 60,000 persons homeless. All the foreign residents with the exception of the American Consular Agent were burnt out, saving nothing, and the total loss was estimated at not less than 50,000,000 Yen.

DIRECTORY

BANKS

Nippon Ginko

Hakodate Bank, Ltd.

Da San Ginko Twentieth Bank Takushoko Ginko 113th Bank, Ltd. Yesashi Ginko

CHIHO SAIBANSHO (DISTRICT COURT)

President-Techkia Yoshiyasu Chief Procurator-Hasama Yeijiro

COLBORNE, DR. W. W., Ensleigh Hospital,

8, Omori-machi

CONSULATES

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Acting Consul-Harold G. Partett

GREAT BRITAIN, 68 Kaisho-machi

Vice-Consul-Harold G. Partett Shipping Clerk-J. Will

NORWAY

Acting Vice Consul- Harold G. Partett

UNITED STATES OFÁMERICA

Consular Agent-E. J. King

CURNOW & Co., J. LD., Storekeepers

M. Russell, managing director H. Russell, director G. Russell, do.

CUSTOMS-IMPERIAL

Director- K. Miyoshi

Chief of Secretariat-S. Tateyama

Chief Appraiser-Nishimura Chief Collector-M. Umeda Chief Accountant-T. Yoshida Chief Inspector-C. Angai Anditor-M. Takigawa Agenices

Chartered Bank of India, Aust. & China Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld. British Dominions Marine Ince.Co., Ld.

DENBIGH & Co., Merchants and Commission

Agents

G. G. Denbigh J. A. V. Cooper

HAKODATE DOCK COMPANY, 88, Benten-

machi

Baron Ryokichi Kawada, president Directors-Baron Ryokichi Kawada, Chuzo Okamoto, Toyokichi Kawada, Aisuke Kabayama

Mangrs. Toyokichi Kawada, Hisataro

Shinagawa

Auditors Kumatsuchi Matsushita,.

Kichi Yendo

HAKODATE KOso In (Court of Appeal)

President-Ichinose Yusaburo Procurator-Genl.-Ikegami Saburo

HAKODATE KU Saibansho (Local Court)

Chief Judge-Shimakura Rinji Commissary- Nemoto Sensaburo

HAKODATE KYAKUSHO (MAGISTRACY)

Mayor K. Yamada Sub-Mayor-M. Hokushu

Chief Accountant-K. Shibuya