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would entail the loss of our territorial rate it would be refused
unless Japan established on Agency at Canton all China's mail
matters in the South would have to be carried by Chinese vessels
to Amoy the nearest Japanese Agency through which it would have
to pass before it could be received by Union offices.
Agencies are established as follows:-
Ouraga
Russian
Kalgan
Russian
+
Peking
Russian
Tientsin
Russian, Japanese, German, French..
Hankow Russian, British, French..
Ningpo
British.
Shanghai British, French, Russian, German, Japanese, American..
Amoy
British, Japanese..
Swatow
British,
Foochow British.
Canton
British.
Hoihow
British.
British Agencies 8. Russian 7. French 4.. Japanese 4. German 3
American 1. In any scheme of partial union it must be clearly
understood