The Japanese railway in the occupied territory in Manchuria was completed as far us Lisoyang on the 25th ult., when Mr. Oura, Minister of Communications, paid an official visit there. According to the latest advices, the Liaoyang-Shaho-pao section and' the Yentai colliery branch li already completed. The light railway between Antunghsion and Humatun, near Motienling, is also opened to tratfio, and this line is expected to be extended to a point other than Liaoyang. Under the existing circumstances, the traffic on the Seoul-Wiju railway cannot be opened farther north than Pingyang within this year, but the whole line will be completed early next year; as for the proposed Wiju-Yinkou railway, it is not yet decided whether it will be reconstructed on the present light railway or connect with the coast line in ther Haichéng or Teshichiao vid Hsuiyen.
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