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PORT ARTHUR

with mild climate, and there are abundant supplies of fresh fruit. On July 1st, 1910, the Western Harbour was thrown open to the ships of all nations with a view to fostering international trade.

There is a branch line of the South Manchuria Railway, and through the junction station (Ch'ou Shui) several trains run daily between Port Arthur and Dairen. The journey occupies only one hour and a half by train. Drainage and waterworks are being constructed and the place is also well lighted with electric light. The population of the town according to the latest returns is 17,706, including 9,505 Japanese (exclusive of military officers and men), 8,171 Chinese and 33 of other nationalities.

DIRECTORY

KWANTUNG GOVERNMENT

Governor-General-Lieutenant-General BARON Y. FUKUSHIMA

Private Secretaries-T. SHIRASU and S. TANAKA

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

T. Shirani, civil governor

S. Kurosaki, chief of general affairs T. Sato, chief of police affairs

G. Yoshimura, chief of foreign affairs C. Royama, chief of financial affairs

T. Shirasu, chief of the section of the

confidential secretariat

S. Matsumuro, chief of public works

(acting)

S. Tanaka, chief of

section

correspondence

ARMY DEPARTMENT

Major-Genl. K. Shiba, chief of staff

RIOJUN FORTRESS

Lieut. General A. Nakamura, commander

RIOJUN NAVAL STATION Vice-Admiral H. Sakamoto, commander-

in-chief

Capt. S. Hiraoka, chief of staff

RIOJUN HIGHER TECHNICat, School, T. Shirani, director

GOVERNMENTMIDDLE SCHOOL

T. Katsuura, chief

RIOJUN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL T. Katsuura, chief

OBSERVATORY

S. Mizuuchi, chief

GOVERNMENT ÅGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE M. Ogawa, acting chief

GOVERNMENT MARINE PRODUCT INSTITUTE Y. Kinoshita, chief

LOCAL, CIVIL ADMINISTRATION

T. Ouchi, Dairen Prefecture

T. Yoshida, Riojun Prefecture

M. Endo, Kinshu Branch Office of Dairen

Prefecture

GENERAL COMMUNICATION BUREAU J. Kato, director

HIGH COURT-U. Hiraishi, president

DISTRICT COURT-T. Tarao, chief judge

PRISON T. Watanabe, chief

RIOJUN PUBLIC HOSPITAL Surgeon Colonel H. Yamaguchi, director

MARITIME OFFICE

I. Narasaki, director

I. Sakurai, chief of the Riojun branch

POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL

T. Sato, chief