1926

CHEMULPO
'ffl $1 Wt Che-mul-po
This port, called by the Japanese J insen, and by the Chinese Jenchuan, is situated
on the west coast of Chosen (Corea), in the metropolitan province of Kyongki, at the
•entrance of the Salee River, an embouchure of the Han or Seoul River. It was opened
to foreign trade in 1883, when it was a poor fishing village, and is now a flourishing and
rapidly increasing centre of trade, with a native population, including Japanese, of
about 40,000. A railway runs from Chemulpo to Fusan, meeting the line from Seoul
at Yong-dong-po (Yei-do-ho). The price of land has risen to almost fabulous rates.
Chemulpo enjoys a beautiful climate and is never shut up by ice. The port has
two anchorages, the outer one accommodating ships of all sizes, and the inner one
frequented by ships of about 1,000 tons, but a scheme of reconstruction is under
way. An enormous rise and fall of the tide, which averages 30 feet, renders the
inner anchorage difficult of access to larger ships, and is also a serious hindrance to
the navigation of the Seoul River. Only vessels not drawing over six feet may
safely run between Chemulpo and Mapo, a place on the river three miles south-west
of the capital. A spacious wet dock nas been constructed at a cost of Yen 5,700,000
to accommodate vessels up to 6,000 tons gross.
The steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha call regularly
and have the bulk of the trade and passenger communication with Japan, and, in
the case of the former, with North China. The Chosen Yusen Kaisha maintains a regular
service between the port and Dairen, touching at Tsingtao.
There are telegraphic communications with China (overland) and with Japan.
DIRECTORY
HI Kwang-chang
Bennett &Co.,Merch’ts.—Tel. Ad: Bennett
Walter Geo. Bennett, signs the firm
G. Nakamoto
K. Nakamura | G. Hamaya
Agencies
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.
Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.
China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld.
China Navigation Co., Ld.
Butterfield & Swire
Cie. des Messageries Maritimes
Dodwell Line of Steamers
Dollar Steamship Line
American Asiatic S.S. Co.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Ben Line of Steamers
Prince Line Far East Service
Eastern and Australian S.S. Co., Ld.
Bank Line of Steamers
Robert Dollar Co.
Andrew Weir & Co.
Lloyd’s
Phoenix Assurance Co., Ld.
Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld.
Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld.
North China Insurance Co., Ld.
China Mutual Life Insui’ance Co., Ld.
The Central Agency, Ld.
Chamber of Commerce (Japanese)
Presid ent—Hidej iro Y oshida
Vice-President—Matsutaro Hirayama
Do. —Muntock Shine
Consulate, British
Consular Agent—W. Geo. Bennett
Consulate, Chinese
Consul —Wu Tai
Vice-Consul--Jiu Chiu Tsan
I Customs, Imperial
Commissioner—T. Kamase
j Dock Master—T. Kojima
Appraiser—Y. Inoguchi
| Meteorological Observatory of the
| Government-General of Chosen
Director—I. Goto
Chemulpo — K. Nakamura, M.
Haramaki, T. Mine, T. Ito, H.
Sitida, C. Maeda, Z. Asakawa, S. K.
Kin, S. Nii, S. Higashi, T. Kageura
and Torigoe
Stations:—
Seoul—J. Kubota
Pingyang—H. Matsuda
Taiko—S. Nunomura
Fusan—K. Fukuda, Y. Yamamura
1 Mokpo—S. Harada