Chefoo. Nov.12,1900,
697
To Obinese Imperial Postmaster
Chefoo.
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from the Postmaster General's Office with regard to my protest against payment of five dollars and forty cents charged by your office here on six parcels to my address from England.
After due consideration of the reasons given therein, I beg to point out that your paragraph 3 seems to be rather anomalous, seeing that when the C.I.P.C. took over charge of the Postal Service, they claimed to be in the Postal Union, since which it has proved to be a mistake, so the British Public are required to pay whereas the other Nationalities are not.
I beg to inform you that I shall bring this to the notice of our Consul and enclose him a copy of this letter whilst relying on the British public to take the matter up.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obedient servant
E.O.Forsyth.
Chinese Imperial P.Office Chefoo Nov.13,1900
Replying to yours of yesterday's date, the Postmaster begs to say that the best course for you to pursue in regard to your parcels coming out from England is to instruct the Postmaster of the British Post Office Shanghai not to hand your parcels over to the Imperial C.I.P.C. for transmission, but to retain them in Shanghai. You can then have them forwarded to Chefoo as you consider best. If you so wish your books and papers may be treated in the same way.
In this way, the C.I.P.C. will be saved the trouble of dealing with your parcels and you may possibly be saved some slight expense.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant
S.J.Billiams
Actg P.O.
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Chefoc. Nov.12,jero,
697
vo Obinese Teperial Portrester
Chefoo.
Sir
I here the honor to weknowledge the receipt of a communicat ic: fre the stingfortesster of gær Office with negard to my protest sgeimt payment of five dollars and forty cents charged by your offize here or six parcels to ay address from England.
After dve considerstory of the reasons giver therin, I beg to point out that jour parrenweb to.3 seems to be rather ancaclous, sesing that shen thị £1-P.C. took cyer charge of the Fostal Ser- tice, they clɛined to be in the Fastal Union, sines which it has proved to be a sisteke, so the Fritia) Pablic are required to pay whereas the other Nationalities are not.
I beg to inform you that I shell bring this to the notice of our Consel and enclose hir e copy of this letter whilst rely- ing on the British public to take the rather op.
I bare the honor to be
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"your thedient servant
£.0.Forsyth.
Chinese Taperiel P.Offic Chefoo Nov.13,190
Replying to youre of yesterday's dete, the Postmaster interuots be to say that the best course for you to pursue in regard to your parcels curing out from Angland is to instruct the Post- master of the Erilist Fost Office Buengbai not to band your per- cels over to to the Imperial F.C. for transmission, but to retsin- thes in Etapghai. Top can then have them forwarded to Chefoo as 300 consider best. If you so wish your books and pepers may be: treated in the sere 129.
In this way, the T.P.C. will be saved the trouble of dealing with your parcels end yor nzy possibly be saved some slight 63-
pense.
I am, Sir,
så.
your obedient servant
S.J.Billiams
setz P.0.
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