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have set the great Chosen Shrine, at which Ama-terasu O-mikami, the divine ancestress of the Japanese Imperial family, and the Emperor Meiji, founder of modern Japan, are venerated as national guardian deities. This shrine is approached by a magnificant flight of stone steps, and from the terrace in front of it a splendid panorama of the city outspread below is obtained. The population of the city was 355,426 at the beginning of 1931, of whom 251,228 were Corean, 97,758 Japanese, 6,185 Chinese, 133 American, 60 Russian, 44 British, 27 French, 6 Swedish, 5 German. There are now 21.8 miles of tramway in and around Seoul, including the lines to the suburbs of Ryuzan and Mapo. A railway connects with Chemulpo and another runs to Fusan.

DIRECTORY

AMERICAN TRADING CO. OF JAPAN, LTD.-

86, Hasegawa-Machi, Keijo

ANDREWS & GEORGE CO., INC.-Room 305, Nihon Seimei Buildidg, 1. Nandaimon- dori; Cable Ad: Yadzu

BANKS

BANK OF CHOSEN, THE-11, Nandaimon-

dori, Keijo

CHOSEN SHOGYO GINKO-141, Nandaimon-

dori, 2-chome

CHOSEN SHOKUSAN GINKO-140, Nandai-

mon-dori, 2-chome

DAI-ICHI GINKO, LTD., 9, Nandaimon-

dori,

M. Asakawa, manager

S. Aoyagi, per pro. manager

K. Koima,

H, Oshima.

do.

do.

KANJO GINKO-14, Nandaimon-dori, Keijo

YAMAGUCHI GINKO-5, Nandaimon-dori,

2-chome, Keijo

YASUDA BANK-41, Hon-cho

BRIEN, DR. D. H., Mining Engineer.-

Takezoe-machi, 3-chome

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY-

92, Shoro; Teleph. 283 (Kokamon); Cable Ad: Testaments

Hugh Miller, secretary

Thomas Hobbs, assist. secretary

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF

SEOUL.-111, Hasegawa-cho Secretary Seikoku Ito

CHOJIYA & Co., LTD., Merchants

Nandaimon-dori

CHOSEN GOMU KOGYO-SHA, Rubber Goods

-88, Horai-cho, 1-chome

CHOSEN SEISHI KAISHA, Silk Filature-

181, Suinindo

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY OF KOREA, Publishers and Booksellers, Publishing Office of the "Korea Mission Field, "Christian Messenger,"- Teleph. 275 (Kokamon)

G. Bonwick, M.C., secretary N. C. Whittemore, do.

Rev. W. M. Clark, D.D., editor Rev. R. A. Hardie, M.D. do.

CONSULATES

AMERICAN-Teido,Teleph.772(Kokamon) Consul-General-John K. Davis Vice-Consul-C. H. Stephan Clerk-Ralph Cory

BELGIUM-23, Kita Yonekura cho, Keijo

Consul-Emile Martel

CHINA-Meiji-machi, 2-chome Keijo

FRANCE-30, Hamaguri-dori; Teleph. 797 (Kokamon): Cable Ad: Fransulat, Keijo

Consul-F. Guézennec Secretaire-T. Y. Ni

GREAT BRITAIN-Teleph. 30 (Kokamon);

Cable Ad: Britain

Consul-General-W. Massy Royds Vice-Consul-L. H. Whittall

ITALY

H.B.M. Consul-General in charge of

Italian interests

NETHERLANDS-5, Horaicho

Consul-P. Plaisant

RUSSIA-15, Teido