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SEOUL

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The width of the

shops, opening into a small courtyard instead of facing the street. main streets was formerly much reduced by the construction in front of nearly every house of a rude wooden shanty used for a workshop or for business purposes, which gave the streets a poor and squalid appearance, but some of the principal streets have now been cleared of these unsightly obstructions, and the people are gradually being taught the benefits of good roads and clean surroundings. A spacious market place has been erected in one of the busiest parts of the city, and arrangements are being made for establishing two or three others at suitable centres. An annual appro- priation of $50,000 has been made by the Finance Department for the maintenance and improvement of the roads. The shops are small and unattractive, and contain no articles de lure or curios. The population of the city is about 200,000. About 40,000 Japanese reside in Seoul and about 3,000 Chinese. An electric railway, running for three miles along the main streets of Seoul and thence three or four miles into the country, was opened in 1899, and one extends to Riong-san and Mokpo. A railway -connects Chemipo with Seoul, and another line connects the city with Fusan.

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN

Governor-General-Count General Terauchi

Civil Governor----

President of Land Investigation Bureau--}I. Yamagata

President of Central Council-

Military Attaché to the Governor-General-Colonel T. Nakayama

Naval Attaché to the Governor-General-- Rear Admiral Tonami

(Count H. Kodama

Private Secretary to the Governor-General- {Y. Kuwabara

Director of Judicial Department.-Dr. Y.

Kuratomi

Do. of Investigation Bureau--Y. Ishizuka Do. of Financial Dept.-K. Arai Do. of Departinent of Agriculture, Com- merce and Industry -B. Kikuchi (act.) Do. of Communications Bureau-J.

Ikeda

Do. of Internal Affairs Department-

K. Usami

Do. of General Affairs Department-

K. M. Komatsu (acting)

Do. of Foreign

Komatsu

Affairs Bureau--M.

Do. of Forestry Bureau-Col. Z. Tokio Do. of Railway Bureau- Dr. G. Ohya

Do. of Police Affairs Department – Major-

General M. Akashi

Governors OF PROVINCES Keiki-do-N. Higaki

Keishonan-do-T. Kagawa Keishohoku-do-Yi Chinho Heiannan-do-B. Matsunaga Heianhoku-do T. Kawakami Kokai-do- Cho Ueimun Zenrahoku-do-Yi Tuwhang Zenranan-do-Y. Kudo Chuseinan-do–T. Suzuki

Chuseihoku-do-Pak Chungyang

Kogen-do-Yi Kiuwan Kankyohoku-do-T. Takei Kankyonan-do-Sin Eungkeui

GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN Works Office

THE RAILWAY BUREAU OF Director-G. Oya, Kogakuhakushi, engi-

neer-in-chief

chief of Document and Ar-

chives Section H. Kojyo, engineer, chief of Inspecting Section, Construction Section, and Ryuzan District Construction Office T. Mimoto, secretary, traffic manager J. Yokoi, engineer, chief of Motive Power Section, Rolling Stock and Machinery Section

M. Udzuwo, engineer, chief of Main- tenance of Way and Works Section, Finance Section

J. Inagaki, engineer, chief of Ryuzan District Maintenance of Way and

S. Ito, engineer, chief of Heijyo Vis- trict Maintenance of Way and Works

Office

H. Okamura, engineer, chief of Heijye District Construction Office, Oroku- ko (Yalu river) District Construc- tion Office

Y. Kumon, engineer, chief of Taiden

District Constraction Office

M. Kurosawa, engineer, chief of

Ryuzan Works

T. Ogura, engineer, chief of Soryo

Works

T. Yamasaki, engineer, chief of Kenjiho

Works