The Prefecture's Treasure House Produce of uninhabited islands
After leaving port yesterday, the Futami Maru transported, 142 boxes of sea birds (white birds with black wings), 55 packages of dried bonito flakes, and a total of 160 packages of fertilizer and miscellaneous goods from the uninhabited islands, that had been harvested by Mr. Koga Tatsushiro, for experts.
The feathers are used to decorate western women's bonnets, and there are people who prize them greatly. For these, as many as around 30,000 of the birds have been captured from these islands this year. Mr Koga has stuffed them with chemical substances and boxed them for export as semi-processed products.
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Mr Koga's business in the Senkaku Islands should become more and more lucrative in future, rewarding him for his long years of hard work.
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The Prefecture's Treasure House (Ryukyu Shimpo)
| Document title | The Prefecture's Treasure House (Ryukyu Shimpo) |
|---|---|
| Date created (Western calendar) | September 3, 1907 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | September 3, Meiji 40 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | Ryukyu Shimpo |
| Name of publication | Ryukyu Shimpo |
| Content | An article describing Koga Tatsushiro's endeavors in exporting stuffed terns (sea birds), manufactured fertilizer, machine oil, dried bonito flakes and others harvested from the Senkaku Islands. |
| Language | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Okinawa Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper, microfilm reproduction |
| Copies | 1 |
| Reference No. | S1907090300102 |
| How to access | Follow the licensing procedure at the Local Archives Room, Okinawa Prefectural Library. |
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