HAKODATE

[s. 303] : A seaport on the southern extremity of the island of Yezo, Japan. The town is built along the base of a rocky headland, and is not unlike Gibraltar in its situation. A landlocked bay affords ample shelter and anchor- The governor of Yezo resides at Hakodate, where there are a government hospital and medical college. The streets are clean and well kept. Population (1890) 55,700. Station of the CMS (1874), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 3 women mi ionaries, 23 native workers, men and women; 4 outstations, 5 preaching places, 5 day schools, 1 age for the largest ve els. boarding school, 1 theological cla , 1 industrial school, 1 hospital, and 675 profe ing Christians. Station also of the ME, with (1902) 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 5 women mi ionaries, 41 native workers, men and women; 9 outstations, 15 preaching places, 2 day schools, 1 high school, and 749 profe ing Christians. 303