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BANK OF CHOSEN

R. Ito, p. p. manager

G. Ikeda, manager

CONSULATES

JAPAN

LUNGCHINGTSUN-HUNCHUN

DIRECTORY

Acting Consul General-Y. Suzuki Assistants-K. Yendo, S. Kawanami, A. Sawamura, S. Kishima (at Yenchi), M. Suwa

Police Inspectors-H. Hanazato,

K. Suyematsu

RUSSIA-Tel. Ad: Russolate

Vice-Consul-V. Nadarov (at Yenchi)

CUSTOMS, CHINESE MARITIME

Commissioner-K. H. von Lindholm

(at Hunchun)

Assistants-A. H. Forbes (in charge),

T. Jissoji

Tidewaiters-W. Atkins, S. Rokugo, N.

Aoki (at Huohulikou Barrier)

HUNCHUN

春琿

Hunchun is derived from Manchu, meaning frontier, and is situated lat. 42 deg- 52 min. 5 sec. N., long. 130 deg. 22 min. 10 sec. E. of Greenwich, on the right bank of the Hung Ch'i Ho, some 35 li from the Chino-Russian frontier and about 90 li distant from Novokiewsk. In 1714 a detachment of soldiers came here from Ninguta, and this may be regarded as the beginning of Hunchun, which was to be opened to trade, by treaty with Japan (Manchurian Convention), in 1905, but the Customs Staff did not arrive before December, 1909. The surrounding districts are fairly fertile, and the mining possibilities (coal, gold, and copper) may, when taken in hand, prove of considerable value. Trade, by carts or mules, is conducted with Korea, Japan via Seishin, Ungi, with Russia via Vladivostock, Possiet, Novokiewsk and also with Kirin via Yenchi. The total value of the trade in 1917 was Hk. Tls. 891,013 as compared with Hk. Tls. 699,255 in 1916 and Hk. Tls. 622,340 in 1915. The town (earthen walled) has a population of about 5,000, of which 113 are Japanese and 142 Koreans. The principal items of export are grain (millet, kaoliang), beans, bean-cake, bean-oil, medicines, ginseng, and timber, and of import, cotton goods, kerosene oil, and matches.

With better roads and' improved means of communication the trade of these districts will no doubt expand considerably.

CONSULATES

JAPAN

Acting Consul General-Y. Suzuki

DIRECTORY

RUSSIA

Vice-Consul-V. Nadarov (at Yenchi)

CUSTOMS, CHIinese MaritimE

Commissioner K. H. von Lindholm

(Hunchun and Lungchingtsun) Assistant-Wong Tsoo-bah Examiner A. Zanetti

Local Watchers-A. P. Bugaeff (at

Chang Lingtzu Barrier), A. J. Osolin Medical Officer-K. Abi

(at Lungchingtsun)

Vice-Consul-I. Akisu

Police Inspector-K. Tokuyama

Postal Clerk-S. Oda

M. Sunaga, interpreter

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