General hopes that the concerted action thus taken in the
matter may have the effect of inducing the Russian Post
Office to make every effort to arrange ultimately for the
introduction of more reasonable rates.
which have been made for the despatch
of correspondence from this Country are similar to those
The arrangements
described in the letter sent to the Colonial Office on the
hvo
subject on the 29th of October 1903; except that, as the
39601/03
China Mails are for the present to be conveyed via Vladi svostok
to Shanghai, all correspondence for China will be sent in
closed Mails addressed to the British Postal Agency at Shanghai,
The Postmaster General of Hong Kong has been requested by
telegraph to arrange for the aisposal of the Mails.
A copy of the notice which has been issued to the Public
on the subject is enclosed.
The Postmaster General will be glad to learn in due course
what arrangements are made for the use of the Siberian route
for the conveyance of correspondence from Hong Kong and the
Colonial postal Agencies in China for this Country.
I am,
sir,
Your obedient Servant
*
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Mr. Cox.
Mr. Lucas.
Sir F. Hopwood.
Mr. Churchill.
The Earl of Egin.
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