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CHEMULPO

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Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. The port has two anchorages, the outer one accommodating ships of all sizes, and the inner one frequented by ships of about 1,000 tons. An enormous rise and fall of the tide, which averages 30 feet, renders the inner anchorage difficult of access to larger ships, and is also a serious hindrance to the navigation of the Seoul River. Only vessels not drawing over six feet may safely run between Chemulpo and Mapu, a place on the river three miles south-west of the capital.

The steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha call regularly and have the bulk of the trade and passenger communication with Japan, and, in the case of the former, with North China. The Russian East Asiatic Steamship Company have a regular service between Vladivostock and Shanghai, touching at Chemulpo. British steamers also call more frequently than formerly.

There are telegraphic communications with China (overland), and with Japan, a cable between Chemulpo and Chefoo remaining a desideratum.

The volume of trade at the port has more than trebled during the past ten years. In 1914 it amounted to 19.472,00) yen-imports being valued at 14,217,000 yen and exports at 5,255,000 yen. This was, however, considerably below the volume of trade for 1913, which amounted to 23,407,000 yen. Japanese enterprise is abundantly in evidence, and many projects for the improvement and development of the port are at present receiving attention, including harbour improvements, waterworks, and industrial enterprises.

DIRECTORY

BANK OF CHOSEN-7, Hon Machi, Itchome; Tel. Ad: Chogin; Telephs. 11 and 312. Head Office, Seoul

T. Kamejma,

manager

K. Shiokawa, acting do.

H. Kuratomi, acting do.

昌廣

Kwang-chang

BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts.-Tel. Ad: Bennett

Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm

T. Ito

S. Mori

Agencies

Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.

China Navigation Co., Ld.

Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.

China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.

Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. American Asiatic S. S. Co.

Ben Line of Steamers

North China Insurance Co., Ld. "Bank" Line of Steamers

Andrew Weir & Co.'s Line of Steamers Cie. des Messageries Maritimes Barber Line of Steamers

China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld. Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. The Central Agency, Ld., Glasgow

BRAND BROS. & Co., Wholesale Piece Goods

Merchants-Tel. Ad: Brand

C. Selby Moore (London), partner

James A. Brand, signs per pro. (S'hai.)

Percy C. Colman, signs per pro.

(Moukden)

C. R. S. Cooper, signs per pro.

(Chemulpo)

Agency

The London Assurance Corpn.

BRITISH CIGARETTE Co., LTD.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)

T. Okuda, chairman

CHEMULPO CLUB

President-W. D. Townsend Hon. Secretary-C. R. S. Cooper

CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL

Director-K. Sakurai

Inspector (Chief of Inspection Section and in charge of Revenue Section)- M. Kamazawa

Appraiser (Chief of Examination

Section)-A. Nishikawa

Chief Accountant--B. Tanino Chief of Keijo Branch Office-T. Kurobe Kunsan Branch

Chief of Branch Office R. Fukuo

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR-

PORATION

Townsend & Co., agents

HORI & Co., R.

Agency

Nippon Yusen Kaisha