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KOBE-HYOGO-MOJI AND SHIMONOSEKI

OFFICES

AGENTS

Sale & Frazar Cornes & Co.

London Providencia Marine Gen. Insurance Co., Ltd. W. M. Strachan & Co. London Assurance (Fire) Corporation London Assurance Co. (Marine) London Salvage Association..

London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., Liverpool Maritime Insurance Co., Ld.

Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. of Canada National Board of Mar. Underwriters, New York Netherlands Fire Insurance Company, Est. 1845 New Zealand Insurance Co., Ld.

New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd.

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North British and Mercantile Insurance Company

Northern Assurance Co., Ltd.

Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society.

Ocean Marine Insurance Co., Ld.

Palatine Insurance Co., Ld.

Phoenix Fire Assurance Company, of London...

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Providence Washington Insurance Co., New York......

Queen Insurance Co., Ltd..... Queensland Insurance Co., Ld.,

Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation (Marine). Royal Insurance Company

South British Insurance Co........

Sea Insurance Co., Ltd.

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St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Standard Life Assurance Co.

Standard Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Sun Insurance Office, London (Fire) Sun Life Assce. Co. of Canada... Underwriting Association, London Union Insurance Society of Canton

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Union Marine Insurance Company, Limited

United Dutch Insce. (Marine)

United States Lloyd's of New York

Western Assurance Company

Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Yorkshire Insurance Co.

Yangtsze Ince. Assn. (Marine)

Cornes & Co. Strachan & Co. Mollison & Co. K. Ogita Cornes & Co. Raspe & Co.

Shewan, Toines & Co. J. R. Black

Hunter & Co., and Findlay,

Richardson & Co.

W. M. Strachan & Co. Cornes & Co. Dodwell & Co., Ld. Land & Cox

China & Japan Trading Co. Dodwell & Co., Ld. W. M. Strachan & Co. Sale & Frazar, Ld. Cornes & Co. Mollison & Co., and Jardine.

Matheson & Co.

J. M. McDonald & Co. W. M. Strachan & Co.

Dodwell & Co., Ld. Dodwell & Co., Ld.

Findlay, Richardson & Co.

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China and Japan Trading Co. Cornes & Co.

Cornes & Co.

Samuel Samuel & Co., Ld. Findlay, Richardson & Co. Cornes & Co.

Samuel Samuel & Co., Ltd. Findlay, Richardson & Co. Sale & Frazar

Dodwell & Co., Ld. J. D. Thomson

MOJI AND SHIMONOSEKI

These two towns are situated one on each side of Shimonoseki Straits, the western entrance of the Inland Sea-the former on the north and the latter on the south side. The interests of both towns, so far as shipping is concerned, are identical. Shimonoseki is under the jurisdiction of Yamaguchi, 51 miles away, and Moji under that of Fukuoka, 47 miles away. The foreign merchants have their offices on the side that suits their own convenience, but the principal Japanese banks and shipping offices are at Moji. There is a fairly strong tidal current through the Straits, but the anchorage, which is at Moji, is only affected by an eddy, and good holding ground is general. Steamers entering from the West can get pilots at Rokuren Light, where boats have to stop in any case for medical inspection and harbour- master's instructions. From the eastward this inspection takes place at Hezaki Light. Means of transport are good. Liners run regularly to all foreign