1917

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DAIREN
A direct steamship service twice weekly is regularly maintained between Dairen
and Shanghai by the South Manchuria Railway Company, making connection with
the express train service (three times a week) and the Trans-Siberian route, whereby
it is possible to travel from Shanghai to London in 1 :U days. Regular steamship'
services are maintained to and from all the important ports of Japan, China and
Chosen (Korea). Shanghai can be reached in 42 hours, Chemulpo in 24 hours, and Moji
and Nagasaki in abput 50 hours.
For 1015, the trade of Dairen (imports and exports) amounted to Tls. 117,673,198,
viz., Imports Hk. Tls. 76,226,396, and Exports Hk. Tls. 41,446,802. According to the
census taken in Aug. 1916, the Japanese population of the town and suburbs was
35,253 in 8,726 houses. Chinese numbered 31,219 in 3,494 houses, and other nationals
totalled 85 in 32 houses.
DIRECTORY
Bank of Chosen—41, Oyama-dori;
Telephs. 25 and 1400; Tel. Ad: Chogin
S. Ohta, general manager for Man¬
churian Branches
M. Hashimoto, p.p. manager
T. Katagiri, do.
M. Yokose
S. Itoh
Y. Fujii
Y. Yeda
T. Hattori
M. Nobumoto
H. Urakawa
H. Shimada
J. Yamada
T. Tamaru
K. Kobayashi
M. Meguri
iSL Yuen-lai
Bardens, F. J., General Import Merchant
and Commission Agent—85 and 87,
Yamagata-dori, and at Tsingtao
F. J. Bardens
G. R. Bardens (Tsingtao)
Miss M. F. Penney
S. Kashima | T. Kawakami
Agency
British Dominions Generallns. Co.,Ld.
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British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.—
Tel. Ad: Powhattan
J. B. Dewhurst, manager
FjJ InJ F^l b Pu-na-men-hung-sz
Brunner, Mono & Co., Ltd., Alkali Manu¬
facturers—Tel. Ad: Alkali
Edward Soper, district manager
Butterfield & Swire (John Swire & Sons,
Ltd.), Merchants
Geo. A. Chadwick, signs per pro.
S. Morii
Agencies
China Navigation Co., Ld.
Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.
China Mutual Steam Navgn. Co., Ld.
Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering
Co. of Hongkong, Ltd.
Guardian Assurance Co.
Union Insurance Socy. of Canton, Ld,
British & Foreign Marine Ins. Co.
Standard Marine Insurance Co.
Chenglung Bank (The Sei RyuBank, Ltd.)
T, Harada, director
Church of England Chaplaincy—
Central Circle
Rev. A. L. Sharpe, chaplain
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Communications Control Bureau—8-3,
Kodamacho
J. Kato, director
CONSULATES
Austria-Hungary
In care of American Consul
Great Britain
Consul—Harold G. Parlett
Japanese Writer—K. Watanabe
Medical Attendant—Dr. W.B. Scranton
Russia
Consul—T. Wassilieff
Secretary—K. Kamiya
United States of America
Consul—Adolph A. Williamson
I£ Ho Kee
Cornabe, Eckford & Co., Merchants (of
Chefoo)
F. Larkins, manager, signs per pro,
W. H. Winning