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PINGYANG-KUNSAN

DIRECTORY

院信通國帝韓大

IMPERIAL COREAN COMMUNICATIONS DEPT.

Postmaster-Hwang Chung Yun

Telegraph Manager-Yi Chung Hiung

JAPANESE RESIDENCY

Resident- B. Kikuchi

Vice-Resident-K. Sato

Secretary-Interpreter to Resident

General-G. Shimao

MISSIONS

For Protestant Missions see end of

Corean Directory

MISSION ETRANGÈRES DE PARIS

Rev. L. Le Merre Rev. J. Meng

MUNICIPAL OFFICE

Principal-Y. Ayematsu Chancelier-K. Kamei Inspector of Police-T. Arima

POST OFFICE-IMPERIAL JAPANESE

Director-I. Hori

Clerk-R. Sakane

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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 1906 amounted to £65,645 in exports and £49,844 in imports. In 1907 it was £195,120 in exports, and £93,195 in imports. 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.