The national {6te to celebrate the Japanese State and private railways reaching five thousand milea took place at Nagoya, a geographical contre of the on Sunday, the 20th ult, under jos of the Ttaporial Railway Association, and was a geand success, favoured by fine weather and attended representative persons connec ed with Japan's railway aystem, including General Baron Kodama, Chief of the General Staf, and Me. Yamagata, Minister of Uommunicatious. Prive to the celebration on Sunday afternoon, memorial service was hold for the bousfit of including al Viscount had thrown wear Nagoya, for inspection by those attending the function.
Though railway facilities in th country are not yot perfected, and though the Japanese railways are still inferior to those of Europs and America, the marked progress of rs ise in Now Japan must be @ drawbacks ox: of the Meiji thousand miles only ref im Japan and Formoas, were aided, 6,500 miles, including 528 miles of the Chinese Eastern ray, 319 miles of the Seoul-Wiju Railw: and 267 miles of the Seoul-Fusan Railway. Yokohama the forerunner of the The opening ceremony of the Tokio-
Tapances railway, was conducted by th Emperor on the 12th of September 18; On that occasion the Imperial pro-
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