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WONSAN (GENSAN OR YUENSAN)

山元 Yuen-san

This port, situated in Broughton Bay, on the north-eastern coast of Chosen, is in the southern corner of the province of South Ham-kyong, about halfway between Fusan and Vladivostock. It was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st May, 1880, and to other nations in November, 1883. It is called Gensan by the Japanese, Wonsan by the Koreans,. and Yuensan by the Chinese. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contained a population of 37,605 inhabitants at the end of 1927. The town is built along the southern shore of the bay, and through it runs the main road which leads from Seoul to the Tumen river. Markets are held five times a month for the sale of agricultural produce and foreign imports. The Custom House is situated in the heart of the former foreign settlements about a mile distant from the native town. The harbour is a good one, being spacious, easy of access, and well sheltered with excellent holding ground and convenient depth of water.

Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The exports consist chiefly of agricultural and mining products, rice, beans, cattle, dried fish, gold-dust, whale-flesh and skins. Imports consist chiefly of cotton and silk manufactured goods, cotton wadding, metals, and kerosene oil. About 40 per cent. of the imports are cotton goods. The business is mainly in Japanese

hands.

DIRECTORY

CHOSEN YUSEN KAISHA, Steamship Owners | SAWAI IRON AND SHIPBUILDING Co.

GENZAN BREWING CO.

SELLIS,

CHRISTIAN, Merchant 34,

KANE MITSU BREWING CO. (Saké)

Kasuga-machi; P.O. Box 17

MAEDA IRON WORKS

STANDARD OIL CO OF NEW YORK

OSAKA

SHOSEN

KAISHA, Steamship

Owners

RISING SUN PETROLEUM Co.-Near Gensan

A. Winterbottom, A.M.I.MECII.E.

YOSHIDA TRANSPORTATION CO., Steamship

Owners

FUSAN

山釜 Fu-sam

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 town has a population of 113,092 inhabitants, according to the 1927 census. 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