CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 513

19th Alltime, that

latter has

think the

you misapprehended the

meaning of Mr Mayeshima's

letter, which was not intended

the termination

lo

o give

notic

of the

of

the Postal Convention between and the United States

Trong bong of America, but simply to drow

attention to this circumstance.

& Four Excellency, therefore,

explain

desires

to the Postmaster

do

· purport

-General at Wonghong) the,

of your letter

For reply I big .

to observe

that I do not think there

aves

that

any grounds to suppose Mayeshima's

's letter has been

508

misunderstood by the Postmaster

General at

ation is required

explanation

any

or that

to its

OA

meaning . It clearly states that

without some such

(i.e.

AAA

rangement

a Convention) being

made

the

" between the firpanese Government. and Wonghong, the Thips of Pacific Mail Steam Company will

carry),

20

Mails in either direction

"between Yokohama and

Hongkong

"after the first day of January next,

" and this the business communities

of both ports will be

the

deprived of

· facilities they have hitherto enjoyed for the tranomies " their correspondence by this

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line