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FUSAN

山釜 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 appointed by the Government-General of Chosen. The Japanese population in Fusan numbers more than 28,000 and there are about 5,000 more resident inland in the vicinity of the port.

The Seoul-Fusan Railway and a daily service of steamers to Japan have combined to make Fusan a great centre of activity, and the volume of trade passing through the port has greatly increased of recent years. Many public improvements are being carried out including the enlargement of the water-works, the laying out of new roads, etc. Fusan was connected with Japan by a submarine telegraph cable in Novem- ber, 1883.

The value of the trade in 1916 was 37,904,000 yen compared with 32,257,000 yen in 1915 and 28,704,000 yen in 1914. There are few European firms in the port and business is carried on principally by the Japanese.

DIRECTORY

BANK OF CHOSEN-44, Daicho-machi, It-

chome; Tel. Ad: Chosen Bank

K. Kuga, manager

S. Tajima, p.p. manager

M Minobe,

do.

HOLME, RINGER & Co., Import, Export and Commission Merchants - Telephs. 545 and 475; Tel. Ad: Ringer

S. A. Ringer (Nagasaki)

F. E E. Ringer, do.

H. Yamano, in charge

Y. Tanaka

W. Takumi

Agencies

Banking

H. Kishimoto K. Kuba

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation

Chartered Bank of India, Australia

and China

Shipping

Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. American Asiatic Steamship Co., Ld. American & Oriental Line Barber & Co.'s Line of Steamers Ben Line of Steamers British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ld. Chargeurs Reunis (French S.S. Co.) China Navigation Co., Ld.

China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cie. des Messageries Maritimes. Eastern & Australian S.S. Co., Ld. East Asiatic Co., Ld.

Java-China-Japan Lijn

Mogul Line of Steamers Ocean Steamship Co., Ld. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. Prince Line, Ld.

Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Russian East Asiatic Co., Ld. Shire Line of Steamers

Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ld. Toyo Kisen Kaisha

John Warrack & Co's Steamers

Insurance

Board of Underwriters of New York Cassa Navale & D'Assicuraz, Genova Fuso Marine Insurance Co.

Lloyds, London

London Salvage Association New Zealand Insurance Co., Ld North British & Mercantile

Co., Ltd.

Ince.

North China Insurance Co., Ld. Norwich Union Fire Ince. Society, Ld. Royal Exchange Assurance

poration

Cor-

South British Fire & Mar. Ins. Co., Ld. Sun Insurance Co.

The Sea Insurance Co., Ld.

Travellers' Baggage Ince. Association

Ld.

Union Ince. Society of Canton, Ld. Western Assurance Co.

Yangtsze Insurance Association

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