Another and a similar question has also been settled in a way which Japan does not like. Opposite the Japanese settlement of Fusan is an island, with a good water supply and other similar advantages, and Russia has recently applied for a portion of this island as a coaling ion. As Japan has a similar couling station at Fusan, the Corean Government could find no valid reason for refusing and the request was granted. Unfortunately the portion asked for was part of the foreign settlement and other objections were raised. But now this matter has also been settled by the Corean Government granting land somewhere else for the purposes of a general foreiga settlement. Again the Russians have scored. The Emperor took so little notice of the murder of his consort that he is not likely to oppose the Russian Government even if it divided up his country.
In Chemulpo there are now only the Iphigenia, Boston, and Mandjour.
24th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.