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CHEMULPO

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The port has

Chemulpo enjoys a 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 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. A spacious wet dock has been constructed at a cost of Yen 5,700,000 to accommodate vessels up to 6,000 tons gross.

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.

DIRECTORY

BANK OF CHOSEN-110. Nandaimon-dori, 3-

chome; Tel. Ad: Chosen-bank.

Office: Seoul

昌廣

Kwang-chang

Head

BENNETT & Co., Merch'ts.-Tel. Ad: Bennett

Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm

Alex. Carnduff

G. Nakamoto

K. Nakamura

Agencies

S. Uyeno

G. Hamaya

K. Nagano

Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.

China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.

China Navigation Co., Ld. Butterfield & Swire

Cie. des Messageries Maritimes. Dodwell Line of Steamers American Asiatic S.S. Co.

Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Ben Line of Steamers

Prince Line Far East Service

Eastern and Australian S.S. Co., Ld. Bank Line of Steamers

Robert Dollar Co.

Andrew Weir & Co.

Lloyd's

Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.

Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld. North China Insurance Co., Ld. China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld. The Central Agency, Ld. B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. Yokohama Rubber Co., Ld.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (JAPANESE)

CHEMULPO CLUB

CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL

Commissioner-T. Kamase

Dock Master--T. Kojima Appraiser-Y. Inoguchi

HORI & Co., R.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE

GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF CHOSEN

Director-I. Goto

M.

Chemulpo K. Nakamura,

Haramaki, T. Mine, T. Ito, Y. Shibano, G. Kotana, S. Nunomura, H. Shichida, C. Maeda, Z. Asakawa, T. Moriyama, C. K. Kim, Y. Yama-

nura and T. Kageura Stations:-

Seoul-J. Kubota Pingyang-H. Matsuda Taiko-Y. Otaku

Fusan-K. Fukuda, S. Higashi Mokpo-S. Harada Wonsan-Y. Takeshita

Songchin-S. Komaki

Kangneung-K. Kubota

Yongampo-H. Kozutsumi

Ungkeui-I. Kusakale

Chunggangchin-M. Tsukamoto

Chyonjyu-G. Funayama

Chejyu-S. Tanaka

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (R. Hori & Co.,

agents)

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA M. Iizuka, inanager

POST OFFICE

Postmaster-K. Saito

S. Araki

H. Fujimoto

K. Muto

T. Yamamoto

TEXAS Co., THE, Petroleum and its

Products

W. G. Bennett

R. R. Harrison | N. M. Draper