GENSAN (WONSAN)
山元 Gen-san
This port, situated on the north-eastern coast of Chosen, is in the southern corner of the province of South Kankyo, about halfway between Fusan and Vladivostock. The native town has grown considerably since the port was opened to trade, and contained a population of 61,772 at the end of 1936. The town is built along the southern shore of the bay, and through it runs the main road which leads from Keijo to the Tumen river. 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 and coastwise. The exports consist chiefly of gold, cement, beans and rice. Imports consist chiefly of iron and steel, cotton and silk manufactured goods, kerosene oil, machinery and foodstuffs.
DIRECTORY
CHOSEN YUSEN KAISHA, Steamship
Owners--
CUSTOM HOUSE-
Director-K, Kendo
GENZAN BREWING CO.-
KANE MITSU BREWING CO. (Saké)-
MAEDA IROn Works—
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
MUNICIPAL OFFICE-Kankyu Nan-do
Mayor T. Goto
OSAKA MERCANTILE STEAMSHIP CO LTD.,
THE--Head Office: Osaka
Nakanoshima, Osaka; Cable Ad: Shosen
K. Hori, president
POST OFFICE-
Postmaster-M. Arimoto
RISING SUN PETROLEUM CO., LTD.
Bumpyo Installation, Gensan-kyoku, Chosen; Teleph. Gensan 1128 ; P.O. Box Code: 30; Cable Ad: Petrosam; Bentley's. Head Office: Yokohama
J. C. Hancock, manager T. Ishiguro, asst. manager
SAWAI IRON & SHIPBUILDING Co.—
Bldg., STANDARD-VACUUM OIL Co.-
FUSAN
山釜 Fu-san
Fusan, 280 miles from Seoul, is the main gateway for Korea and is the southern terminus of its trunk railway line. It was once the sole channel of traffic between Korea and Japan, there having been a settlement of Japanese here for many years. The port is well protected with a range of hills to the nor th-west and islands to the south and possesses up-to-date harbour facilities. Ferry services are maintained twice daily with Shimono- seki (about 8 hours), and through express trains run in connection therewith from Fusan through Seoul to Mukden and Hsinking. Fusan has lately be-
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