Morgan County Star | 1913-08-30 | Page 7 | A Short Around-World Cut

A SHORT AROUND WORLD CUT new japanese railways railway will connect with the system and shorten route london the time required to circle the globe Is to be measurably reduced as ae a result ot of a mure wa renco of at steamship and railroad to be held at moscow this will be done by bringing into the regular passenger service the now new japanese railways in korea in connection with a abt fast it line no ot at steamships to japan passengers by the railway will under this arrangement travel through by rall rail to fusan fasan a and nd thence by steamship to a much shorter route than by way of 0 the south manchurian Manc hurlan railway to peking or the all russian route through the japanese canadian and other steamship lines line are expected to speed up tlona for passengers across the pacific the great drawback draw bach to this route for or passengers wishing to seo see the country la Is that they will miss the most interesting part ot of china that la in the vicinity of the great wall and peking