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MISSIONS

HAKODATE-OSAKA

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SOCIETÉ DES MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES

Rt. Rev. A.Berlioz, Bishop of Hakodate,

Sendai

Rev. C. Jacquet, vicar general, Sendai Rev. J. H. Lafon, Koriyama

Rev. O. M. de Noailles, Yokohama Rev. P. D. Dalibert, Shirakawa Rev. J. E. Favier, Hirosaki

Rev. J. B. Deffrennes, Fukushima Rev. A. M. P. Pouget, Morioka

Rev. R. L. Mathon, Ichinoseki (absent) Rev. P. Marion, Wakamatsu

Rev. J. Reynaud, Sambongi (absent) Rev. F. J. Hervé, Aomori Rev. F. F. Corgier (abt.)

Rev. A. J. Hutt, Hakodate-Kameda

(abt.)

Rev. J. Biannic, Hakodate

Rev. A. Cornier, Hachinobe (abt.) Rev. Chambon, Hakodate (abt.) Rev. L. Montagu, Sendai

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Rev. Ch. Cesselin, Kesen- numa (abt.) Rev. P. R. F. Dossier, Morioka (abt.) Rev. P. Anchen, Hakodate

Rev. A. Breton, Los Angeles, Cal.

Japanese Catholic Mission

Rev. T. Araya, Sendai,

) Diocesan

ev. J. Hayasaka, Kesen J priests Rev. Ir. Hayasaka, Ogawara

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (Japan Mail Steam- Ship Co.)-Telephs. 137, 1354, 1366 and 548; Tel. Ad: Yusen

T. Matsusaki, manager

T. Inouya, resident marine supt. K. Hanaoka, chief clerk

SCOTT, JAMES, Millwright and Engineer

SAPPORO

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, Tohoku Im-

perial University

Dir. S.Sato PH.D., Noakuhakushi

HOKKAIDO CHO (ADMINISTRATION)

Governor-M. Tawara

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MERCANTILE AGENCY, The Tokyo Koshinjo (Mercantile Agency) Moto Machi; Teleph. 871

S. Tsuruta, signs per pro

OSAKA

Osaka is the second city in Japan in point of size and commercial importance and has not inaptly been termed the Venice of the Far East, owing to the manner in which it is intersected by canals. Considering the extent to which the factory system of indus- trialism now holds sway, the town recalls Manchester rather than Venice. Osaka is essentially Japanese, though a go-ahead and progressive city, and possesses much of interest to the foreign visitor. It is situated in the province of Setsu, and is built on the banks and at the mouth of the river Aji, The river is only navig- able for small vessels, and on the opening of the railway to Kobe the foreign trade of Osaka commenced to decline. Almost all the foreign firms, which at one time were established in the latter city, have removed to Kobe. Hopes were very generally entertained in Osaka of a recovery of the city's lost position in this respect, and to that end a new harbour was partially constructed to accommodate ocean-going steamers. The works, however, have not had the effect upon the city's trade that was expected, and though the scheme has not been abandoned the work has been greatly delayed. The most imposing and at the same time the most interesting object to be seen in Osaka is the Castle, erected in 1583 by the famous warrior Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and which was carried by Ieyasu, the founder of the House of Tokugawa Shoguns, after a famous siege, in 1615. Though less extensive than that of Tokyo, it is a much grander and more striking edifice, and is indeed, next to that of Nagoya, the finest example of the ancient feudal castles of Japan. It is now occupied by the Osaka garrison, and forms the headquarters of one of the eighteen great military districts, and it has also within its enclosure an extensive military arsenal. The city is the seat of the provincial government, which is called Fucho, in contradistinction to most of the other provincial governments, which are termed Kencho. Osaka is the seat of

of numerous industries, including cotton spinning mills, shipbuilding yards, iron works, and sugar refining. Cotton Spinning may be said to be the

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