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SIEMENS - SCHUCKERT

DAIREN-CHEFOO

KAKKOKU

DENKI

GOMEI KAISHA, Electrical Engineers and Contractors; Head Office: Tokyo

T. Kitabatake, manager

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, Tel. Ad: Mantetsu; Codes: A. B. C. 5th Ed., A1, and Lieber's

President-Z. Nakamura Vice-President-S. Kunisawa Directors-C.Seino(Tokyo), K.Kubota, N. Inuzuka, S. Tanaka, Dr. S. Okamatsu, K. Nonomura and M. Mumata

Traffic Manager-S. Tanaka Manager and Chief Engineer of Fushun

Colliery S. Yonekura Secretary-Y. Kubo

Supt., Harbour Works-M. Numata Man., Electricity Works-M. Numata Supt., Workshops-H. Mori

Supt., Construction and Maintenance.

Department -S. Hori

Supt. of Hospitals-Dr. K. Kasai Supt., Auditing and Statistical Dept.-

R. Kawamura

Chief Accountant-S. Yasuda. Man. of Wharf Office-Capt. I. Narasaki Manager, Land Dept.-K. Shigeizumi | Manager, Mining Dept.-D. Asakura Supt. of Hotels-Y. Tanuma

Supt. of Geological Dept.-C. Kido Supt. of Stores- S. Yamamoto Manager, Gas Works-Y. Suzuki

Supt. Central Laboratory — Dr. J.

Takayama

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STANDARD OIL Co. of NEW YORK-74, Kamber-dori; Tel. Ad: Socony; Teleph.

1031

C. McCaslin, attorney (Newchwang) I. Thomas, manager (Chefoo) S. H. Moore, wharfinger J. M. Smith, assistant K. Tanaka, Oil dept.

THOMPSON & Co.-Yamagata Dori; Tel.

Ad: Thompson, Dalny

F. D. Thompson

WASSARD & Co.,

F. Zahle, manager, signs per pro. Y. Ashida

YAMATO HOTEL (South Manchuria Rail-

way); Tel. Ad: Yamato

T. Shoji, manager Y. Ito, sub-manager

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

Kunio Inouye, manager Wakichi Takeuchi, süb-manager J. Kanda, accountant

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

C. V. Hibbard, secretary of Interna-

tional Committee

Y. Morise, general secretary

CHEFOO

罘之 Chi-fu 臺烟 Yen-tai

Chefoo, in the Province of Shantung, is the name used by foreigners to denote this Treaty Port; the Chinese name of the place is Yentai, and Chefoo proper is on the opposite side of the harbour. Chefoo is situated in latitude 37° 33′ 20′′ N, and longi- tude 121° 25′ 02′′ E. The port was opened to foreign trade in 1863. The number of foreigners on the books of the various Consulates is about 400, but more than half of them-missionaries--live inland. Chefoo has no Settlement or Concession, but a recognized Foreign Quarter, which is well kept and has good clean roads and is well lighted. An International Committee consisting of six Foreigners and six Chinese looks after the interests of the Foreign Quarter and derives the revenue at its disposal from voluntary contributions by residents. The natives are most orderly and civil to foreigners. There are two good hotels and several excellent boarding - houses, all of which are full of visitors from July to the end of September. The climate is bracing. The winter, which is severe, lasts from the beginning of December to end of March; April, May and June are lovely months and not hot; July and August are hot and rainy months; and September, October and November form a most perfect autumn, with warm days, cool winds and cold nights. Strong northerly gales are experienced in the late

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