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Agencies

SEOUL-CHEMULPO

New Zealand Insurance Co. Cie des Messageries Maritimes Toyo Kisen Kaisha

China Mail Steamship Co., Ltd.

SEOUL CLUB

Committee-N. B. Morton (president), H. W. Davidson (vice-president and treas.), C. Langberg, (hon. sec.), P. B. Brown, A. H. Collbran

SEOUL ELECTRIC CO.

S. Ohashi, chief director

K. Kimoto, manag, dir.

N. Shiraishi,

T. Yamaguchi,

I. Haku,

K. Ito,

D. Shimogo,

director

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M. Hirasawa, inspector

M. Nishimura, do.

J. Hagihara,

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SEOUL MINING Co.-Head Office: Seoul-

3, Teleph. 2200; Tel. Ad: Davidson

President--H. Collbran

First Vice-President-H. R. Bostwick

Second Vice-President and General

Counsel S. L. Selden

Secy, and Treas.-H. E. Collbran Genl. Manager-A. R. Weigall (Suan) Asst. Gen. Mgr.-J. M. Roberts (Suan) Agent-H. W. Davidson (Seoul)

SEOUL PRESS, Daily English Newspaper

Proprietor and Editor-I. Yamagata. Sub-Editor and Manager-T. Fuse

SEOUL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-

TION-Tel. Ad: Flamingo

STANDARD OIL Co: OF NEW YORK-178 Itchome, Gishudori; Teleph. 1,279 ; P.O. Box 3, Seidaimon; Tel. Ad: Socony

A. É. McGlew, manager

N. B. Morton, asst. manager

C. Langberg

V. A. Gulick, accountant

L. A. Hinder

Miss L. Joly

昌利

TIRIOLO & Co., C. (Li-Chang Yoko)-

Teleph. 1,324; Tel. Ad: Tiriolo

Cesare Tiriolo

Franco de Marchi Gherini

Ambrogio de Marchi Gherini, Milan

CHEMULPO

浦物 Che-mul-po

This port, called by the Japanese Jinsen, and by the Chinese Jenchuan, is situated on the west coast of Chosen (Corea), in the metropolitan province of Kyongki, at the entrance of the Salée River, an embouchure of the Han or Seoul River. It was opened to foreign trade in 1883, when it was a poor fishing village, and is now a flourishing and rapidly increasing centre of trade, with a native population, including Japanese, of about 30,500. The foreign population numbers 1208 Chinese and 34 Europeans. A railway runs from Chemulpo to Fusan, meeting the line from Seoul at Yong-dong-po (Yei-do-ho). The price of land has risen to almost fabulous rates.

The port has

Chemulpo enjoysa beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. two anchorages, the outer one accommodating ships of all sizes, and the inner one frequented by ships of about 1,000 tons, but a scheme of reconstruction is now under way. 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 Mapo, 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, în the case of the former, with North China. The Chosen Yusen Kaisha maintains a regular service between the port and Dairen, touching at Tsingtao.