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KEIJO (SEOUL)

lies in the north-east and was opened in May, 1926. The work of town-planning the making of parks and so forth, is pursued regularly each year, though somewhat hampered at present by lack of funds. Lastly, mention must be made of the steep hill of Nansan, which dominates the city to the south, half-way up the slope of which the Japanese 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 677,241 at the end of 1936. The number of Europeans and Americans is under 400.

BANKS.

DIRECTORY

BANK OF CHOSEN, THE-Keijo, Chosen

CHOSEN INDUSTRIAL BANK, THE-Head Office: Keijo; Cable Ad: Shokugin. Branches: Fusan, Mokpo, Gunsan, Taikyu, Koshu, Jinsen, Heijo, Chinnampo, Shingishu, Gensan, etc.; Totalling 66 Branches throughout Chosen; also Branches in Osaka aud Tokyo

President S. Hayashi

Vice-President-Y. Watanabe Directors R. Kaneko, S. Yamaguchi,

B. Toninaga and H. Matsui Auditors-K. Hara, T. Shin and K.

Nakatomi

CHOSEN SKOGYO GINKO-111, Nandai-

mon-dori, 2-chorne

CHOSEN SHOKUSAN GINKO-140, Nan-

daimon-dori, 2-chome

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

dori, 2-chome

KANJO GINKO-4, Nandaimon-dori, Keijo

SANWA GINKO-5, Nandaimon-dori, 2-

chome

YASUDA BANK-41, Hon-cho

BRITISH & FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY-

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

Thomas Hobbs, secretary

BRODESSOLLES ET BOUTANT-367, Taihei-

cho, 2-chome, Keijo

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY OF KOREA, Publishers and Booksellers, Publishing Office of the "Korea Mission Field" -Telephs. 3090, 3091 & 3092 (Koka- mon)

Rev. E. H. Miller, PH. D., adminis-

trative secretary

Rev. E. W. Koons, D.D., distribution

secretary

Rev. E. W. New, children's work

secretary (Part Time)

CONSULATES

AMERICA-10, Teido-cho; Teleph. 772

(Kokamon)

Consul-General-O. Gaylord Marsh Vice-Consul-Arthur B. Emmons

FRANCE-30, Hamaguri-cho; Teleph. 977 (Kokamon); Cable Ad: Fran- sulat

Consul-M. Pierre Depeyre Vice-Consul-M. E. Martel

GREAT BRITAIN-Teleph. 30 (Kokamon);

Cable Ad: Britain

Consul-General-G. H. Phipps Secretary-Miss J. V. Davidson Writer-S. Yamanaka

NETHERLANDS-71,

Takezoye-cho,

2

chome, Keijo; Teleph. K. 2171; Cable Ad: Plaisant.

Hon. Consul-P. A. Plaisant

U. S. S. R. Sovkonsul

V

15, Teido; Cable Ad: