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Show THOUSANDS OF JAP WARRIORS LINHD UP IN KOREA LONDON, Feb. 29. The Times's Chemulpo Che-mulpo correspondent, under date of I Wei Hal Wei, by De Forest wireless telegraphy, says that the Japanese disembarkations dis-embarkations of the last few days were confined to supplies for the transport corps and to 4C00 ponies. The total , number of troops landed is 20,000, including in-cluding the First division and a portion of the Second division. The guards that have not yet arrived at the armory consist con-sist of six batteries belonging to the Twelfth division. Another disembarkation, disembarka-tion, believed to be on a smaller scale. Is taking place Immediately south of Hal Ju, whence the troops will advance .parallel to the Peking road and Joining those now In the British neighborhood, thus effecting a gain of five days on the march. It is supposed, says the correspondent, correspond-ent, that SOOO troops, with a few guns, are now advancing beyond Seoul toward to-ward Ping Yang, where 15,000 Japanese have arrived. ' The advance of the Russian patriots is steadily marked by the interruption of the telegraph, which was broken at Anju on February 21st. There Is no trustworthy Information concerning the Russian movements. The Koreans estimate that up to February Feb-ruary 21st 3000 Russians crossed the frontier, 10CO being at WlJu. 1000 at Chasun nnd the remainder scattered in small parties. The approach of warmer weather and the gradual breaking up of the roads, continues the correspondent, is apt to make marching laborious north of Seoul. This circumstance, together with tho fact that Chinnampho will open a fortnight hence, doubtless explains ex-plains the lull In the process of disembarkation. dis-embarkation. It is believed tho Japanese Japan-ese will not commit themselves to a definite plan of campaign which would entail marching through Korea without first endeavoring to gain possession of the Liao-Tung peninsula. |