572
CHEMULPO
·
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 32,295. 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.
Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. The port has 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, in the case of the former, with North China. The Chosen Yusen Kaisha maintains a regular service between the port and Dairen, touching at Tsingtao.
There are telegraphic communications with China (overland), and with Japan, a cable between Chemulpo and Chefoo remaining a desideratum.
The trade at the port for the nine months ended September, 1918 (the latest date for which returns are available), was: Exports, yen 10,593; and imports, yen 18,913; as compared with yen 9,869 and yen 21,294, respectively, for the whole of 1917.
DIRECTORY
BANK OF CHOSEN-9, Hon-machi, Itchome; ! CHEMULPO CLUB
Telephs. 11 and 312; Tel. Ad: Chosen-
bank. Head Office: Seoul
昌廣
Kwang-chang
BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts.-Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
Hon. Secretary-A. C. Biddle
CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL-
HORI & CO., R.
K. R. S. Nakano
T. Enomoto
! K. Nakamura
G. Nakamoto
Agencies
Chang Hui
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.
Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. China Navigation Co., Ld. Ocean Steamship Co., Ld. China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. American Asiatic S. S. Co. Ben Line of Steamers "Bank" Line of Steamers
Cie. des Messageries Maritimes Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. China Mail Steamship Co., Ld. Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Robert Dollar Company
Pacific Steamship Co. (Admiral Line) North China Insurance Co., Ld. Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Lloyd's
China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)
$. Horai, manager
Agency
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
JAPANESE-KOREAN MICA CO., LTD.-Tel. Ad:
Mica, Chemulpo
Shinichiro Yebara, managing direct or
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Prefectural Office
Prefect-K. Yoshimatsu
Police Station
Chief Inspector of Police-J. Komuta Education
Common School
School Master (Japanese)-Principal,
J. Nakashima, 33 teachers School Master (Korean School)-
Principal, J. Imai, 7 teachers Commercial Middle School for Japanese -Principal, J. Kawakami, 9 teachers CommercialMiddle School for Koreans
-Principal, S. Ito, 7 teachers.
Middle School for Japanese Girls-
Principal, F. Fujii, 8 teachers
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.