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TOKYO

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC INTERNATION- AL Co.-784, Marunouchi Building, Marunouchi, P.O. Box 121; Cable Ad: Wemcoexpo

W. L. Newineyer, special repres,

WRIGLEY CO., LTD.-8, Minami Kin, roku-cho, Kyobashi-ku; Cable Ad: Spearmint

P. D. Brown, managing director

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK (see Banks),

YORKSHIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Ka- takura Building, 2, Kyobashi, 3- chome, Kyobashi-ku; Cable Ad: Yorkshire

C. R. Agar, manager

K. J. Brown

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ZEISS, CARL (Kabushiki Kaisha)-Yu- sen Building (7th floor), Marunou- chi; Telephs. 3065 and 3066 (Maru- nouchi); Cable Ad: Zeissag

Paul Henrichs, director (Jena) Alfred Simader, do. (Dresden) Herman Kuh, do. (Tokyo)

C. Billmeyer, M.E., signs per

pro.

Helmut Schulze Erich Clausnitzer Ludwig Eckert Willy Haenssgen Miss Ilse Heinrich

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YOKOHAMA

Yokohama is the port of Tokyo and was opened to foreign trade in July, 1859. It is situated on the Bay of Yokohama, a small bay on the western side of the Gulf of Yedo, in lat, 35 deg. 26 min. 11 sec. N., and long. 139 deg. 39 min. 20 sec., in the island of Honshiu, and is distant about 18 miles from the capital, with which it is connected by both steam and electric railways. The surrounding scenery is hilly and pleasing, and on clear days the snow- crowned summit and graceful outlines of Fuji-san, a volcanic mountain 12,370 feet high-celebrated in Japanese literature and depicted on innumerable native works of art is most distinctly visible, though some 75 miles distant. The town is divided into two parts, the western part being occupied by what was known, before the abolition of extra-territoriality, as the foreign settle- tlement. Beyond the plain on which the town is built rises a sort of semi- circle of low hills called "The Bluff," on which are situated the residences of many members of the foreign community. Along the waterfront runs a good road called the Bund, on which stand the United Clbu and the New Grand Hotel. Reconstruction of the former Set- tlement is now nearing completion and includes many fine examples of modern architecture, notably the Prefectural offices, rebuilt at a cost of 3 million yen, the Silk Conditioning House, the British and American Consulates, Japanese and Foreign Banks and the offices of the Rising Sun Petroleum Co. and Standard Oil. A fine cricket and recreation ground, a racecourse and golf links are situated about two miles from the Settlement. A good boating club also exists, providing facilities for deep-sea bathing. The railway station is well-designed and commodious. The town is in the enjoyment of an excellent water supply, large water works having been com- pleted in 1887. The municipal electric tramways traversing important sec- tions of the city now extend for 27 miles. The harbour work started in 1900 and practically finished in 1917, sustained great demage in the earthquake of 1923. Reconstruction was, however, complete in March 1931. The gas works were started as a private enterprise but taken over by the municiplaity in 1892, the pipes laid mea- sure now about 200 miles. There are 4 berths at the pier accommodating the largest steamers, and 12 mooring wharves for large ocean-going vessels, most of these wharves accommodatiog vessels of any size. The Yokohama Dock Company has three dry docks of 628 ft., 489 ft., and 380 ft., docking length, 98 ft., 77 ft.. and 76 ft. width of entrance, and 33 ft., 26 ft. and 21 ft. of water on the blocks res- pectively, and a mooring basin of 600 ft. by 100 ft. by 25 ft.

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