 He was also a guiding force in the establishment of the International Club in 1899.Some of the context in which business was conducted in Japan at that time is revealed when considering two major national companies Mitsubishi and Mitsui.They both exported coal in large quantities, but their principal agent in Kyushu was none other than Wuriu Shokwai, the Holme Ringer & Co. branch in Shimonoseki.