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107

WOL MAR Cokemana Lan-defvorg

i boule gang omdat Ted wornbndte ed es far YODZO Megoh

rennpeb niet lite robe sedan kedaug tot mundes

YVA MOŽNO ISTO JA THOUS

agreeing on the 9th of April, that when a regular postal service was established, they would have recourse to the assistance of foreign employes, and that they would gladly avail themselves of French advice in the selection of the necessary staff.

At the present moment a Frenchman, Monsieur Piry, who holds the rank of a Commissioner of Customs in the service presided over by Sir Robert Hart, is at the head of the postal department, and there is no doubt that he has been in constant communication with Monsieur Dubail, who by his appointment as Inspector General of Posts would like to see the fulfilment of a scheme launched by himself five years ago when he was Charge d'Affaires in Peking.

Postal business is at present carried on in the offices at the various ports of the Imperial Maritime Customs, and I fancy that it was hoped that Sir Robert Hart would be willing for the independent service to make use, at least at first, of the same premises. The Inspector-General has however stated that a postal service independent of the Customs must expect no assistance whatever from his department, and it seems likely that the scheme will fall

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361

107

WOL MAR Cokemana Lan-defvorg

i boule gang omdat Ted wornbndte ed es farYODZO Megoh

rennpeb niet lite robe sedan kedaug tot mundes

YVA MOŽNO ISTO JA THOUS

agreeing on the 9th of April, that when a regular postal

service was established, they would have recourse to the

assistance of foreign employes, and that they would gladly

avail themselves of French advice in the selection of the

We aduro cont $

Vaze o meid sele: at se:t

-YOD CODUMqal sið Jaunesīgs lenofafvolg wind

Jaoq basini nalidsvesex 02 3dgit sed devi

necessary staff.

At the present moment a Frenchman, Monsieur Piry,

who

holds the rank of a Commissioner of Customs in the service

presided over by Sir Robert Hart, is at the head of the

-1000 cylenol verbo enedy asodiy tus ai ene! MA soliko

&smoo 11saði mi doIEW ON"RunĮ A

anojo Jeug event. i5.

Lijmu 957et mi smyg ud donio SMEMBDati od dnad rasa N

-310 38094 Tieki waibed by

va

a potidsley wo

AniMOVEsons aú rach siedod 112 salty

va qed ̃daroo ngženol galorbal ya,Hždo al duog Isnottakk

Ja fetë saj (bulni asoalq mort aboftro Juog tied wschod ba

VALTIO Nas to notJUSJJA SÁ VEC Miszorg at pedeinim

stocrat conf, dood fairy @weiv ip rapelodd insome

::'0 dureri said add **102

Lyse de doble ana t

postal department, and there is no doubt that he has been

in constant communication with Monsieur Dubail, who by his

appointment as Inspector General of Posts would like to

see the fulfilment of a scheme launched by himself five

years ago when he was Charge d'Affaires in Peking.

Postal business is at present carried on in the offi-

ces at the various ports of the Imperial Maritime Customs,

and I fancy that it was hoped that Sir Robert Hart would

be willing for the independent service to make use,

Et

least at first, of the same premises. The Inspector-

General has however stated that a postal service independ-

ent of the Customs must expect no assistance whatever from

his department, and it seems likely that the scheme will

fall

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