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NAGASAKI

UMEDA KURA KICHI, Glass Works-Inasa

UNITED STATES ARMY (Office of Quarter- master and Assistant General Superin- tendent, U.S. Army Transport Service)

Sawayama Building, 11, Oura

Capt. Truman M. Martin (Q.M. Corps) Vardra M. Hallman, jr., warrant officer

VACUUM OIL CO.-17, Uma-machi; Teleph.

1540; Tel. Ad: Vacuum

501

WALKER & Co., R. N., Stevedores, Landing, Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customs Brokers and Estate Agents, Ship-chandlers and Fresh Water Suppliers 11, Oura-machi; Teleph. 137 (L.D.); Tel. Ad: Walker

R. Walker, jr.

Y. Shimidzu | R. Hirashita

YOKOTA SHOTEN, Glass Works-Hamano-

machi

JAPANESE WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND MONEY

WEIGHTS

1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme 1 Hiyaku-me or 100 Momme 1 Momme or 10 Fun

1 Fun

or

10 Rin

1 Rin

or

10 Mo

1 Mo

or

10 Shi

1 Shi

1 Hiyak-kin

or

100 Kin

1 Kin

or

160 Momme

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700. lb. avoir., or 0.0082817077 lb. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lb. avoir., or 0.0000828171 lb. avoir., or 0.0000082817 lb. avoir., or 0.0000008282 lb. avoir., or 132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or

3.7565217 kilogrammes 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme 0.037565 gramme 0.003756 gramme

0.000375 gramme 60.1043472 kilogrammes 601.043472 grammes

APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lb. troy.

DRY MEASURE

1 Jo

nake 10 Shaku

about 4 yards 5

inches English

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

about 1 foot 2

inches English

1 Sun make 10 Bu

about 1 inch English

LAND MEASURE

2.4403 English miles = 119.305 English yards

1 Ri make 36 Cho

1 Cho make 60 Ken 1 Ken make 6 Shaku

=

59.653 English feet

MONEY

On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24:59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.