The cost of the journey is almost prohibitive if compared with ocean steamer charges. The train service is very unreliable and subject to many interruptions. The steamers of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company are scheduled to make the connection with Korea upon arrival of the train. Time required, from twenty-four to forty-eight hours. The estimate of the length of time occupied by the journey between Korea and Japan upon the completion of the Seoul-Fusan Railway is forty-four hours. Chemulpo or Seoul to Fusan 10 hours Fusan to Moji by sea 4 ” Moji to Kobe 15 ” Kobe to Tokio 15 ” APPENDIX II RETURN OF ALL SHIPPING ENTERED AT THE OPEN PORTS OF KOREA DURING THE YEAR 1902. +---------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | Chemulpo | Fusan | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ | | Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | | Flag +-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+-------+-------+ | |Number | |Number | |Number | |Number | | | | of | Tons | of | Tons | of | Tons | of | Tons | | |Vessels| |Vessels| |Vessels| |Vessels| | +---------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+-------+-------+ |British | — | — | 3 | 7198| — | — | 1 | 4800| |Korean | 167 | 4031| 187 | 34,877| 12 | 308| 77 | 32,633| |Chinese | 73 | 406| — | | — | — | — | — | |French | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1744| — | — | |German | — | — | 1 | 1379| — | — | — | — | |Italian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2791| |Japanese | 205 |12,945| 299 |186,050| 943 |28,447| 685 |326,858| |Norwegian| — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25| |Russian | — | — | 42 | 58,332| — | — | 21 | 12,555| |United | | | | | | | | | | States | 6 | 162| 1 | 15| — | — | — | — | | +-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+-------+-------+ |Total | 451 |17,544| 533 |287,851| 956 |30,499| 786 |379,662| | ” 1901| 571 |18,839| 465 |220,053| 765 |30,147| 686 |312,029| | +-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+-------+-------+ |Average, | | | | | | | | | | five | | | | | | | | | | years, | | | | | | | | | |1898-1902| 596 |19,968| 415 |206,996| 726 |27,086| 569 |287,725| +---------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+-------+-------+