JAPANESE TRANSPORT DISTANCES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 44, 23 February 1904, Page 3

JAPANESE TRANSPORT DISTANCES.

Japan, r landing troops^, in Korea, has three points to which her transports could be directed — Masampho. on the fcQUtfrfeaat eoa^£ iilok Po, on tlie Sotithjrpsfc -'-and (?hemulpho, on tlie west? The last bas the advantage of direct railway communication with Seoul, the objective of the expedition. Appended is a table of distances. By Sea. From Nagasaki (Japan) Miles. To Masampho (Korea) 200 To Mok Po (Korea) ; 280 To Cfiemulpho ( Korea) . . . . . . : 500 From Smmooiseki (Japan) To Fusan (Korea) 125 • By'Laio*; i Yokohama to Shimoniseki(Japan) 500 : Yokohama to Nagasaki (Japan) ... 600 ' Seoul to Masampho (Korea) ... 200 Seoul to Fusau (Korea) ... 220 Completed Kailways (Korea). Seoul to Chemnlpho ... ... 26 Masampho to Tai-Ku 40

Seoul, the capital of Korea, is situated between the mountains, abonfc two miles from the right bank of the liver, and has a wall around it 10ft to 20ft high, and 10 to 12 miles in extent. It traverses on the north a height ot 1130ft, and in th9 direction of the'City is overlooked by a barren and ruggod range, which attains anele-i vation of 27C0f t. The two prineipalontrance gates are ou the east and sOTtL It is clear from earlier cablegrams that the Japanese are already at Seoul in force.