CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 514

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"of Steamers."

My despatch of the 16th

in

- Japan every facility in his power

" their correspondence.

for the frequent.

and

safe transmission

f

could

Owing

of

Hr Mayeshima

Instant pointed

pivinted out that the Government of Wonghong

not meet M r

Hr Mayeshima's

viewe

with

respect

to

Convention,

without previously) communicating

with the United Ilates Postal

Departments at Washington,

with Her Majesty's

to the absence

the interview

at the

which I hold with Your Excellency

on

the 17th

tve were unable to

discuss the details

and

ar

's Government.

in London, and that to

stop

one mCANI

hitherto

open

to

the

of Tokohama and

suddenly.

of communication

runities

was

"Hongkong wo

not calculated to meet Mr

Mayeshima's professed object

"affording the business community

of any

angements suited to meet

the difficulty which had been

occasioned)

by the

2207v

1. receipt.

from the United States of note

of the termination of the Convention

concluded by the latter with

Wongkong). I suggested, however,

Your Excellency will recollect, that, pending the necessary

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