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SHIMONOSEKI-KYUSHU

LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING 165, Hananocho; Teleph. 2646; P.O. Box 26; Cable Ad: Register

M. Kamakura, surveyor M. Masuda, clerk

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co. (JAPAN),

LTD.-

Wurui Shokwai, agents

ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION--Maruyama-

cho

Rev. A. Ogihara, s. J.

SUMITOMO BANK-Nishinabe-cho

321

WURIU SHOKWAI (Holme, Ringer & Co.), Coal Exporters, Bunker Coal Suppliers, Shipping Agents, Ship- brokers, Insurance Agents (Marine and Fire), General Surveyors and Lloyd's Agents-5, Karato-machi; P.O. Box 20; Telephs. 138 and 705; Cable Ad: Wuriu

S. A. Ringer, partner

M. C. G. Ringer, per pro. V. Ringer, do

KYUSHU

Kyushu is the southernmost of the larger islands forming the Japanese archipelago and occupies an area of some 15,000 square miles. It is the centre of the coal mining industry. The principal cities are Moji (pop. 123,000), Kokura (pop. 113,000) and Wakamatsu (pop. 57,326) on the north; Fukuoka (pop. 250,000) with which is included the port of Hakata, Yawata, Tobata (pop. 25,000), and Nagasaki on the west, and Kagoshima (pop. 185,000) on the south. On the east coast lies the favourite watering place of Beppu (pop. 65,000). island is encircled with railways, with some breaks, and the centre is still only partly unopened to railway traffic.

The

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BOHLER ΚΕΙΤΕΙ GOSHI KAISHA-13,

Myoken, Kokura

DUNLOP RUBBER Co. (F. E.), LTD.--210

Higashinakasu-cho, Fukuoka

FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES (JAPAN),

INC.-Naka-Okudo-cho, Fukuoka

HORNE COMPANY, LTD.-18, Kawabata-

machi, Hakata

KJELLBERGS SUCCESSORS GOSHI KAISHA

--43, Uo-machi, Kokura

MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co.-

Meijiya Building, Shimonishi-machi, Fukuoka shi

PARAMOUNT FILMS, LDT.-Katakura Bldg.,

23, Kamigofuku-machi, Fukuoka

RISING SUN PETROLEUM CO., LTD.— Yasuda Bldg., 1 of 50, Shimonishi- machi, Fukuokashi; Cable Ad:

Petrosam Hakata

SINGER SEWING MACHINE Co., LTD.

-10, Kaminajima-cho, Fukuoka

UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION OF JAPAN Fukutoku Building, Okuhodo-machi,— Fukuoka

Percival Geo. Walker, manager

UNIVERSAL PICTURES (JAPAN), LTD.-

41, Katadoi-machi, Fukuoka

VICTOR GRAMOPHONE CO. (JAPAN), LTD. -23, Shimo Koy ama-cho, Fukuoka; Teleph. 3227

WEINBERGER & Co., C.-Kyo-machi,

Kokura

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