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CHEMULPO-WONSAN-FUSAN

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (R. Hori & Co., | POST OFFICE

agents)

R. Hori, manager

T. Takayanagi | S. Koga

ORIENTAL CONSOLIDATED MINING Co.-

Head Office: No. 15, Broad St., New York; Tel. Ad: Pukchin, Unsan

Alf. Welhaven, general manager

Thomas W.Van Ess, asst. genl. mgr. C. A. Crispin, auditor

OSAKA SHOsen Kaisha

K. Miyachi, manager

T. Ichihashi, director

R. Hamaguchi, electrical engineer

TOWNSEND & Co., Merchants

J. D. Atkinson W. MacConnell

Agencies

Hongkong & Shanghai Bankg. Corpn. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. The Glen Line Ltd.

WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)

山元 Yuen-san

This port, situated in Broughton Bay, on the north-eastern coast of Chosen, is in the southern corner of the province of South Ham-kyong, about halfway between Fusan and Vladivostock. It was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st May, 1880, and to other nations in November, 1883. It is called Gensan by the Japanese, Wonsan by the Coreans and Yuensan by the Chinese. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contains now a population of nearly 25,000 inhabitants. The town is built along the southern shore of the bay, and through it runs the main road which leads from Seoul to the Tumen river. Markets are held five times a month for the sale of agricultural produce and foreign imports. The Custom House is situated in the heart of the former foreign settlements about a mile distant from the native town. The Chinese number 328, and the European and American residents about 20. The harbour is a good one, being spacious, easy of access, well sheltered, with excellent holding ground, and convenient depth of water.

Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The value of the foreign trade in 1916 was 8,618,000 yen compared with 6,747,000 yen in 1915 and 5,342,000 yen in 1914. The exports consist chiefly of agricultural and mining products,

products, rice, beans, cattle, dried fish, gold-dust, whale-flesh and skins. Imports consist chiefly of cotton and silk manufactured goods, cotton wadding, metals, and kerosene oil. About 40 per cent. of the imports are cotton goods. The business is mainly in Japanese hands.

FUSAN

Fu-san

Fusan, or Pusan, as it is called by the native population, is the chief port of Kyong-sang-do, the south-eastern province of Chosen, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min, 6 sec. N. and long 129 deg. 3 min. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The native town has a population of about 33,000 inhabitants. The Japanese quarter is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo (Deer Island). It is under the control of the Prefect