The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-25

lease from China Distant $500 miles from
St Petersburg by railway.
PORT HAMILTON - Small island of
south coast of Korea Large, wen shell
tered harbor-
PORT IAzAREv- IL Fine harbor in
Broughton bay. on east coast Of Korea
POSSIET BAY.-South Of Nladivostok
and close to the Korean frontier
PULATIEN.-The west end Of northern
boundary of Russian territory in Liautong
peninsula
QUELPART ISLAND.-On south soast
of Korea. forty miles long by seventeen
wide Anchorage at east end of island
SAKHALIN.-Large island on mouth OF
Amur The Russians and japanese held il
Jointly from 1857 to 1879. when Russia gave
the Kurile islands to Japan in exchange
for her share of the island Now Rus
sian convict settlement.
SASEBO--Japanese naval arsenal ana
government dock yard on island Of kiu-
stu. One of the ports of embarkation for
troops during present war
SEOUIA-Capital of Korea, two miles
from the Han river 1t lies in a wide val
lev between high mountains and Is sur
rounded by a wall thirty feet high and
fourteen miles in circumference Is con-
nected with Chemulpo by railway twen-
ty-four miles long. Population 10000.
SHANIIAITIWAN. r. Chinese garrison
town on gulf Of Pechih at the point
where the great wall reaches sea The
railway from Tientsin TO Newchwang
passes through this place, which marks
boundary between China and Mancnuria-
j
val station in Nippon, distant 10 miles
from the Korean coast
SONGCHIN--Treaty port on northeast
/ coast of Korea
SUWON. TT Korean town twenty l
miles south of Seoul. The Seoul-F'usan
railway had been laid Is far south as this
I point when war broke out
TAIKU. A Korean town forty miles
/ north OF Fusan- The railway from tusan
/ to Seoul had been laid as far north an
/ this place when hostilities occurred
| TAKU--A fortress at the mouth OF tia
Peiho commanding approach to T1entsin-
| AKUSHAN.-Chief port in Manchurfa
| after Newchwang. Situated on the Ia
yangho. about twelve miles from sea and
1 forty miles west of the Yalu.
/ TALIENWAN BAY.-In Liautong PEN
| insula northeast Of Port Arthur It Is
six miles wide and six miles deep and has
! three inlets. The largest is Victoria bay.
] on southern side where Dalny is situated
] TASHICHIAO.-Near NeWchWanE and
| junction Of the railways from Tientsin
/ and Port Arthur. Russia has built large
! barracks here.
TATTTNGKAO - Port on Chinese bank
| of Yalu river which China has agreed to
| open to foreign trade. 1t is the great
! lumber market for Manchuria
| TOKYO.-Capital Of Japan Population
| 10000.
TsUGARU STRAIT. - Between Yesso
and Nippon. thirteen miles wide at its
eastern part
| observation-disclosures fortified island
j belonging to Japan, situated in Korea
/ strait midway between Korea and Japan.
It is thirty-seven miles long
| TUAIEN RIVER - River forming the
eastern portion of frontier between Korea
and Russian territory
| UJINA--Port of garrison town OF Hiro-
shina on the Inland sea.
| USSURI RIVER.-Chief aff1uent OF the
| Amur. forming frontier line between Man
churia and Russian province of Primorsk-
| VLADIVOSTOK- - Russia s commercial
seaport and chief naval station on the Pa
cifc. One of the eastern termini of Trans
siberian railway. $50 miles from Hardin
and 500 from st. Petersburg. Magnih-
cent harbor completely landlocked BY
hills crowned with forts. but icebound
1 from December to April. and the channel
has to be kept free by ice breakers Dis
| lance to Port Arthur by sea 1.O60 miles
and to St Petersburg 1910 miles
| WEIHAIWEI - On north coast Of
/ Shangtung peninsula, lis miles from Porf
Arthur. Leased from China by Greaf
Britain for so long a period as Russia re
mains at Port Arthur.
| WIJU.-Korean town at mouth Of Halr
| river opposite Chinese town OF Antung
The first brush between Russia and ia
pan took place near here
WONSON (GENSAN)- - Korean treaty
port in BroughtOn bay. northeast
| coast. Connected with Seoul by telegraph
YALU RIVER--Boundary between ko-
rea and Manchuria- Is only navigable fol
| a short distance from its mouth
YINGKOW.-See Newchwang-
YOKOHAAIA--Principa treaty port o.
Japan. with two large craving docks
Population 10000
| OKOSUKA-Chief naval station II
Japan. with dry dock and building yards
Guards the entrance to Toly bay. Head
quarters Of the japanese navy
/ YONGAMPHO- - Capacious harbor IL
north Korea. near the mouth of the Xalu
} Occupied by Russia before the war. but
since taken by the Japanese.