PEKING.
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November 30th, 1903.
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My Lord:-
With reference to Your Lordship's despatch No.296 of 30th September, and to previous correspondence respecting the postal policy of His Majesty's Government in China, I have the honour to transmit herewith copies of Postal arrangements concluded between France and Japan and a copy of instructions recently issued to Postmasters in China on the occasion of the inauguration of the Trans-Siberian mail service.
Sir Robert Hart, in transmitting these documents to me, calls my attention to a contemplated agreement between the Postal Administrations of China and Hongkong which appears, for reasons of which I am unaware, to have fallen through or been delayed, when he informs me it was on the point of completion.
He requests my assistance in endeavouring to effect an understanding with Hongkong which would ...
the Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,
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