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YOKOHAMA

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Yokohama chiefly subsists on its foreign trade, especially the valuable silk trade, which from the time of the opening of the country has always been handled at the port. The earthquake of 1923 for a time disabled the port, and the silk trade was temperorarily transferred to Kobe, but with the rehabilitation of the northern port the trade has been in part recaptured.

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The present depression in the silk trade, however, due partly to the economic situation in the U.S.A. and partly to the competition of rayon, has had some effect upon the port; fortunately it was offset to a great extent by the increase in other exports since the abandonment of the Gold Standard by Japan, and the growth of industrial areas in the neighbourhood.

Yokohama is administered by the Municipality, which owns the electric lighting and power plants, the electric tramways and the gas and water supplies.

DIRECTORY OF FOREIGN FIRMS

AALL & Co., LTD.-7, Yamashita-cho,

Naka-ku

ADET, Moss & Co., Wholesale Wine and Spirit Merchants-43, Yamashi- ta-cho; Teleph. 2-4077; P.O. Box 51; Cable Ad: Mossycamp

C. H.. Moss

AHRENS & Co., NACHF, H. (Gomei.

Kaisha)-51, Yamashita-cho'; Naka- ku; Teleph. (2) 0142 and (2) 0150 (Honkyoku); P.O. Box 71; Cable Ad: Nordlloyd

H. Bosch. acting partner (Tokyo) H. Umbhau

Agencies

AMERICAN MAIL LINE LTD.-50, Yama- shita-cho; Telephs. 2-4237-9; Cable Ad: Mailine; Codes: Bentley's Universal, etc.

C. W. Gabrielson, general agent

N. V. Carlson F. H. Spengler L. Nietman'

AMERICAN MERCHANDISE Co.-164, Ya-

mashita-cho; Cable Ad: Harlo

MERICAN TRADING CO. OF JAPAN, LTD. 255, Yamashita-cho; Shipping De partment Teleph. 2-0580; P. O. Box 28;

Cable Ad: Amtraco. Head Office for Japan Tokyo.

Stickstoff

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Syndikat,

Berlin. Fertilizers

G.m.b. H.

AMSTERDAM

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen.

Passenger and Freight Line

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF YOKOHAMA

(see Clubs)

AMERICAN CONSULATE, (see Consulates)

AMERICAN CYNAMID CO.-133, Sailobun-

machi, Kanagawa-ku

AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., INC. 7,

Nihon Odori, Nakaku, Teleph. (2) 4722; P.O. Box 407; Cable Ad: Amexco

UNDERWRITERS

ASSOCIA-

TION-164, Yamashita-cha; Teleph. Honkyoku 2-2449; P.O. Box 39; Cable Ad: Apcar

R. J. Carroll, agent

APCAR & Co., A. M., Merchants-164, Yamashita-cho; P.O. Box 39; Cable Ad: Apcar

M. Apcar, managing director Agencies

Ariel Works, Ld., Birmingham.

Ariel Motorcycles

Day, Son & Hewitt, Ld. L'don Code Services Ltd., London,

Lombard Codes

John Pottie & Son, Sydney,

Australia