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Dear Sir:-
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T.M.A. 041
HONG KONG,
12th December, 1903.
Referring to my letter of the 4th instant on the question of the opening of Walchow to foreign trade as a treaty port, I now beg to lay the views of my Committee thereon before you at length.
Some particulars concerning this large and populous city may not be out of place. It is situated on the East River directly north of the New Territory or Kowloon Hinterland, and is connected with the shores of Mirs Bay by (for China) a good and fairly straight footpath through a country free from natural obstacles. The Walchow prefecture contains an industrious and flourishing population, and the soil is rich and productive. A tributary of the East River divides the city from another busy town called Kweishin. Walchow is not accessible by water except by small ...
Joseph Welch, Esq.,
Honorary Secretary,
China Association.
London.