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WONSAN

a well-kept settlement containing about 250 houses, with 2,000 inhabitants. The Chinese number 120, and the European and American residents about 30. The harbour is a good one, being spacious, easy of access, well sheltered, with excellent holding ground, and convenient depth of water. When the railway line to Seoul is laid the trade of Wonsan may be expected to show rapid development. January is the coldest month. and one corner of the harbour-that before the native town-is sometimes frozen over, but the part used by shipping is never covered with ice of such a thickness as to interfere with navigation It has been decided to illuminate the harbour by three lighthouses. The 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 1908 show the value of the trade with foreign countries to be: Imports Yen 2,884,613, and Exports Yen 1,002,548. 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-A. Kameya

Vice-Chairman-J. Yamasaki

Steam Launch “Maiko"

Captain-K. Onishi

Engineer-W. Bako

-I. Tachibana

GENSAN HOTEL

1st clerk (for the Sec.)-C. Ashihama 2nd do.

CONSULATES

CHINA

do.

Vice-Consul-T. C. Lee Secretary-Tou Jou-pong

Do. -Young Tsze-ten GREAT BRITAIN

Pro-Consul-C. E. S. Wakefield

JAPAN (Residency)

Imperial Resident-S. Hisamidzu Police Vice-Resident-T. Murachi Chancelier-T. Shimaya

Do.

K. Shimada

Do. T. Togawo

Chief Inspr. of Police--S. Hashimoto Inspector of Police-T. Sugino

JAIL

Inspector of Jail-K. Kamimura Chief Jailer-I. Shimosaki

CUSTOMS

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

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

Fukuya, proprietor

HOSPITAL (JAPANESE)

Doctors-Y. Imai, A. Fujimoto, G.

Arakawa, T. Horiuchi

JAPANESE MERCHANTS, &c.

First Bank--K. Ikeda, manager Eighteenth Bank-S. Kakei, manager Nippon Yusen Kaisha-H. Yoshida,

agent

Osaka Shosen Kaishi

G. Ota, agent

Teikoku Marine Insurance Co.

S. Kakei, agent

Meiji Life Insurance Co.

S. Kakei, agent

Tokyo Marine Insurance Co.

K. Ikeda, agent

Meiji Fire Insurance Co.

K. Ikeda, agent

Nippon Marine Insurance Co.

H. Yoshida, agent

Nitsusu Life Insurance Co.

J. Natsume, agent Nitsusu Fire Insurance Co.

J. Natsume, agent

Teikcoku Life Insurance Co.

M. Takase, agent

JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE Representative-K. Yoshizoye