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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 ordinary ports of call; and while from Shimonoseki the Sanyo Railway taps the North, from Moji the Kiushiu Railway taps the South of Japan. Excellent foreign accommodation can be had at the Shimonoseki Station Hotel, belonging to the Imperial Railway Bureau. This Railway has also two large ferry boats plying between Moji and the Shimonoseki Station, while a ten-minute ferry plies between the usual landing places at Moji and Shimonoseki. Both towns have municipal waterworks, are lit by electricity, and are connected by telephone with the principal towns, from Kagoshima and Nagasaki in the South, to Tokyo in the North East. Imports at Moji for 1916 amounted to Yen 30,830,043, and exports to Yen 27,249,807- substantial increases on the figures for the previous year. Imports consist prin- cipally of machinery, iron ore, sugar, raw cotton, and flour; and exports of coal, cotton yarn and sugar. The coal exported to foreign countries, exclusive of that sup- plied for bunkers, from Moji in 1916 amounted to 287,411 tons, valued at Yen 1,892,209. At Shimonoseki the imports were valued at Yen 2,350,700 and the exports at Yen 7,401,099. The Korean trade returns of the two ports, which are not included in the foregoing figures, show imports valued at Yen 10,268,936 and exports valued at Yen 13,801,026. The population of Shimonoseki at the end of 1915 was 72,041 and 76 foreigners, and of Moji 74,811 and 133 foreigners. It should be specially noted that photographing and sketching are forbidden within a radius of ten miles round Shimo- noseki and Moji on land and sea. The law in this respect is strictly enforced and ignorance is not accepted as an excuse.

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BABCOCK & WILCOX, LTD.---Uchihama-cho

Itėhome; Teleph. 689

BIRNIE, LEONARD, Steamship Agent, Char- tering, Insurance, Coal, Surveying, Cem- ent. Charcoal, Graphite, and Fire Bricks -Higashi Hon Machi; P.O. Box 16; Tel. Ad: Leonard, Moji; Code A. B. C. 5tlı Edition

Agencies

The American Asiatic S. S. Co. James Craig Engine and Machine Work-Diesel Engines for Sub- marines and Ocean Vessels

United Metal Hose Co., Inc., Flexible Metal Hose for Water, Air, Gas, Steam, High Pressure, etc. Wellman, Seaver, Morgan Co.

Browne & Co., Merchants-3,338 Kiu,

Moji; Teleph. 260

C. M. Birnie, partner M. Birnie,

do.

E. St. J. Birnie, do.

J. R. Gibson, signs per pro.

Agencies

Apcar Line of Steamers

British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. North China Insurance Company, Ld. Yangtsze Insurance Asstn., Limited P. & O. Steam Navigation Company British Dominions Gen. Insce. Co. Ld. C. Hoare & Co., Bankers, London: Cunard Steamship Co., Ld..