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much of the Postal Convention

of the

between Monghong

and the United

Itates, as provides for the exchange

mails between Tokohama and

of me

of the

Hanghong by means Gleamers of the Pacific This Company,

of the Pacife Mail Steam

The facts

will be abrogated

in the

case, being

as above cited, I have deemed it

C

advisable to communicate with

in order to ascertain

you views with

your a to the Conclusion

regard.

of a Postal Convention between

Japan

and

Hongkong, which shall

supply the place of the arrangement

under which mails have hitherto

been and are now being exchanged,

between Yokohama and

Hangking

s provided in the Convention between

and the United States. Without some such arrangement

being

made between

my

Governmen

and

Hongkong, the Thips of the Pacific Mail Steam Thip Company

will carry.

no mails in either

direction between Yokohama and

Hongkong, after 125 day of January

next and thus the business

communities

of both ports will be

deprived of the facilities they have

hitherto

enjoyed for the

transmission

of their correspandence by this line

Steam Thips.

of

In

amu

with

unicating with you