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PEKIN G.

23425

Rac

RECE 12 JUN 2)

April 14th, 1902.

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Dear Sir Emest:-

The rivalry of foreign Port, Offices le em-

barrassing, and the object lesson we have in Turkey

From suse points of view, their

is not reassuring.

Frosence at Singhal

a muil terains

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advantages, but at outports they are unwelcome and

in the interior they are trespassers rather than in-

They have apparently come bu shay, and

Possibly with aims that have lees bo do with money

truders.

making than with expansion of various kinds. Foan-

while the Chinese vilicer ure established at all the

treaty ports and are gradually extending inland,

and so the national post office may be said to be a

reality, although it will take a great many years to

mature.

The question of Pustal raber comes up from

time to time and the Tariff is occasionally changed.

PE. Subow, K.^.M.G.

&C.,

&C.

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