CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 303

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PEKIN G,

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My Lord:-

August 10th, 1894.

C. O.

18571

REC Red 24 OCT 34,

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of Your Lordship's despatches No.84 of the

16th of April last and No.120 of the 12th of June

last.

The former refers to the question of the

Chinese Government joining the Postal Union and its

consequent effect.

The state or war existing between this

country and Japan makes it unnecessary to consider

further this question at the present time.

The latter refers more particularly to

Tientsin, and I accordingly have the honour to

furnish the following information.

When I arrived here in 1892 the corres-

pondence of the British community or this port was

forwarded from Shanghai by the Chinese Customs Post,

but

16 Farl of Kimberley, K.G.,

80.

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