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GENSAN (WONSAN OR YUENSAN)

山元 Yuen-san

This port, situated on the north-eastern coast of Chosen, is in the southern corner of the province of South Ham-kyong, about halfway between Fusan and Vladivostock. It was opened to Japanese trade on the 1st May, 1880, and to other nations in November, 1883. It is called Gensan by the Japanese, Wonsan by the Koreans, and Yuensan by the Chinese. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contained a population of 42,982 (Koreans 33,117, Japanese 9,511) in March 1932. The town is built along the southern shore of the bay, and through it runs the main road which leads from Seoul to the Tumen river. Markets are held five times a month for the sale of agricultural produce and foreign imports. The Custom House is situated in the heart of the former foreign settlements about a mile distant from the native town. The harbour is a good one, being spacious, easy of access, and well sheltered with excellent holding ground and convenient depth of water.

Trade is carried on by regular lines of steamers running to Japan, Shanghai, and Vladivostock. The exports consist chiefly of agricultural and mining products, rice, beans, cattle, dried fish, gold-dust, whale-flesh and skins. Imports consist chiefly of cotton and silk manufactured goods, cotton wadding, metals, and kerosene oil. About 40 per cent. of the imports are cotton goods. The business is mainly in Japanese

hands.

DIRECTORY

CHOSEN YUSEN KAISHA, Steamship Owners

GENZAN BREWING CO.

KANE MITSU BREWING CO. (Saké)

MAEDA IRON Works

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

THE OSAKA MERCANTILE STEAMSHIP Co. LTD.-Head Office: Osaka Bldg.,

Nakanoshima, Osaka; Cable Ad: Shosen

K. Hori, president

RISING SUN PETROLEUM CO., LTD.-

Bumpyo Near Gensan

SAWAI IRON AND SHIPBUILDING CO.

SELLIS, CHRISTIAN, Merchant - 34

Kasuga-machi; P.O. Box 17

SOCONY VACUUM CORPORATION

YOSHIDA TRANSPORTATION Co., Steamship

Owners

FUSAN

山釜 Fu-san

Fusan (or Pusan, as it is called by the native population) is the chief port of the south-eastern province of Chosen, and lies in lat. 35 deg. 6 min. 6 sec. N. and long. 129 deg. 3 min. 2 sec. E. It was opened to Japanese trade in 1876 and to Western nations in 1883. The population was in January 1932, 139,538, (Koreans 93,674, Japanese 45,502) The Japanese quarter is situated a little distance from the native town, opposite the island of Cholyongdo (Deer Island). The Seoul-Fusan Railway and a twice daily service of steamers to Japan have combined to make Fusan