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HAKODATE-OSAKA

JAPAN AND EASTERN TRADING CO., LTD., Exporters of Lumber-8, Aioi-cho, 1-chome, Otaru; Cable Ad: Jetco lim

John Lomas, manager

Agencies

Glen Line, Ld..

Dollar Steamship Line Holland East Asia Line Canadian Pacific Steamships,

Ld.

Swedish Eastern Asiatic S. S. Co.

KAMCHATKA CO., LTD.-Bansei Hotel Building Higashihama-cho; Cable Ad: Ako

LLOYDS' REGISTER OF SHIPPING 55,

Benten cho

LURY BROTHERS 39, Nishihama-ma-

chi; Cable Ad; Lury

L. Pelstroff, manager

MCKENZIE, R.-Karato-cho

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co. (JAPAN)

LTD.-2, Aza Karato-cho; P.O. Box 3 (Higashi)

W. H. Evans, manager

PIETZCKER, W.-32, Sakai-machi, Ota-

ru

RISING SUN PETROLEUM Co., LTD.-1,

Benten-cho Teleph. 551

SALE & Co., LTD.−30, Suyehiro cho; Teleph. 1495; P.O. Box 20; Cable Ad: Salehouse.

SINGER SEWING MACHINE Co.-Aioi-

cho Otaru

SOVIET COMMERCIAL FLEET AGENCY

Bansei Hotel Building, Higashi- hama-cho; Cable Ad: Sovflot

STANDARD OIL CO., OF NEW YORK-29,

Nakahama-cho; Teleph. 694

T. Okano T

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VACUUM OIL Co. Daiichi Building,

36, Ironai-cho, 8-chome, Otaru

VERNOT TIMBER TRADING Co.-1, Aioi- cho, Otaru; P.O. Box 30; Cable Ad: Vertico

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE Co. OF JAPAN, LTD. Dauchi, Chohei Hoken Building, Kita Ichijo Nishi, Sap- poro

OSAKA

Owing to the inclusion within the city limits, as from April 1st, 1925, of a large number of suburban districts and villages, Osaka is now the largest city in Japan with a population of 2,500,000 according to the census taken on 1st October, 1930. In commercial and industrial, importance it also ranks first in the Japanese Empire. During recent years the city has been rapidly assuming a modern and Western aspect. Broad well-paved streets intersect it in all directions, large modern buildings are springing up throughout the business centre, and motor traffic is increasing rapidly. The city is situated in the province of Settsu at the mouth of the river Aji, and numerous rivers and canals including the Yodogawa, afford the city extensive transportation facilities. From the point of view of the foreign tourist, the most interesting and imposing sight is Osaka Castle, erected in 1583 by the famous warrior Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is now the Headquarters of the Fourth Army Divi- sion, the grounds having been converted into a public park. Osaka, like Tokyo and Kyoto, is the capital of the Prefecture to which the city gives its name. It is the seat of numerous industries, including cotton-spinning mills, shipbuilding yards, iron-works and sugar refineries. Cotton-spinning and weaving are the most important industries and there are a large num-