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NAGASAKI·

UNITED STATES ARMY (Office of Quar- termaster and Assistant General Superintendent, U. S. Army Trans- port Service) -Sawayama Build- ing, 11, Ouras Cable Ad: Quarter- 'master

Capt. Truman M. Martin (Q.M.

Corps)

Jackus Mason, warrant officer

VACHIER, J.-42, Matsugae-cho

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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.);

(L.D.); Cable Ad:

Walker

R. Walker, jr.

Y. Shimidzu | R. Hirashita

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD., THE-

4. Umegasaki-machi; Cable Ad: Shokin

J. Yamamoto, manager

S. Satoh, per pro, manager

JAPANESE WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND MONEY

1 Kwam-me

or 1,000 Momme 1 Hiyaku-me ‘or 100 Mommė“ 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

WEIGHTS

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

.

3.7565217 kilogrammes 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme 0.037565 gramme 0.003756 gramme 0.000375 gramme 60.1043472 kilogrammes

1,3250732320 lbs. avoir., or 601.043472 grammes

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

DRY MEASURE

1 Jo. inake 10 Shaku

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun make 10 Bu

1 Ri make 36 Cho

about 3.314 yards English about 1 foot English

about 1.18 inches English

LAND MEASURE

2.4403 English miles 119.305 English yards 59.653 English feet

1 Cho make 60 Ken

1 Ken make 6 Shaku

MONEY

On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen at 24.59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal, the hundredth part of the yen being knowd as one "Sen."