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HAKODATE

OTARU

This pleasantly situated town, 157 miles north of Hakkodate, is the prin- cipal of the open ports of Hokkaido being of easy access to the rich agricul- tural lands in the Island, and having convenient railway facilities to all the timber bearing areas. The agricultural resources have been considerably developed, and the rich pasture lands are well adapted for breeding cattle and horses. The exports are timber, mostly hardwood, beans peas, onions, potatoes and general produce. Otaru is a regular port of call of the principal steam- ship lines trading to the Far East. Extensive harbour improvements are now in course of construction which will give wharfage accommodation for steamers up to 7,000 tons. The population of Otaru, according to the last census in October, 1930, was 144,880. It is the third largest city in the island of Hok- kaido. There is a small foreign community engaged in the timber or ship- ping trade. The climate is healthy and bracing, with heavy snow during the winter which provides ample facilities for skiing and toboganning. The skiing season lasts from December to March. The waterworks, which supply pure water to the town, are situated in the surrounding hills within easy access to the city. The city possesses an efficient fire brigade which keeps in touch with any part of the town by means of automatic fire alarms. There is the largest and most up-to-date can-making factory supplying all the cans to the salmon and crab fishing areas in the northern waters.

DIRECTORY OF FOREIGN FIRMS

ALL-RUSSIAN CENTRAL UNION OF CON- SUMERS' SOCIETIES-22, Funaba-cho; Cable Ad: Centrosoyus

A. P. Sviridoff, manager

AMERICAN TRADING CO., OF JAPAN,

LTD.-1, Nishikawa-cho, Sapporo

ANDREWS & GEORGE CO., INC.-7,

Nishi, Kita Juichijo, Sapporo

BRITISH CONSULAR AGENCY-Room 7

(3rd floor), Takushoku Building, Otaru; Teleph. 499; Cable Ad: Sahoda

S. H. Dawes, British Consular

agent

CONSULATE, GREAT BRITAIN-68, Kai- shomachi (Office of H.B.M. Con- sulate General, Yokohama); Teleph. 968

Consul-General

E.

Hamilton

Holmes, C.M.G., Shipping Clerk-S. Hatanaka

CONSULATE,

U.S.S.R.-125, Funami-

cho; Teleph. 903

CUSTOMS, IMPERIAL-9, Nakahama-cho;

Telephs. 80, 120, 175, 391 and 1644

DENBIGH & Co., Import and Export Merchants, Packers of Canned Crab and Canned Salmon, Importers and Exporters of Furs, Whalebone and Ivory-7, Higashi Hama-machi; Te- lephs. 111 and 772; P.O. Box 11; Cable Ad: Dencooper

A. G. Denbigh

John Denbigh (London and Paris)

T. Nakashima

V. Safailoff T. Ikegami T. Tachibana

FAR EASTERN TRADING Co.-8, Suihiro-

cho; Cable Ad: Grinsten

Mark L. Grinsten, manager

GEBRUDER GARTNER, Exporters of Logs and Sawn Lumber-32, Sakai-ma- chi, Otaru; P.O. Box 6; Cable Ad: Gartner

B. Gartner, partner (Hamburg)

J. Baasch (Otaru)

J. Kranz do.

J. Willibald

GILL & Co., Merchants-Room 7 (3rd floor), Takushoku Building, Otaru; Teleph. 499; Cable Ad: Sahoda

S. H. Dawes, manager