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The Secretary,

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Oxford Court,

Cannon Street,

London, R.C.

December, 15th. 1905.

Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong.

Dear Sir,

I am instructed by the East India and China Trade

Section of this Chamber to forward to you the enclosed

copy of a letter addressed to the Postmaster General on

the 10th, November together with a copy of his reply re- ceived dated 24th. November, and I am to express the hope

that your Chamber will support the representations made by this Chamber as to the necessity for the establ@ihment of

a separate British Post Office at Tientsin and will make

representations to the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong in

support of that object.

I am,

etc..

Kenric B. Murray,

Secretary.

Enclosure

My Lord,

Oxford Court, Cannon St.

London, E.C.

10th. November, 1905.

British Postal Service at Tientsin.

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I am instructed by the Council of this Chamber

to respectfully call your attention to the alleged inade-

quacy of the present postal arrangements at Tientsin, so

far as British interests are concerned.

It is felt to be an anomaly that whereas there is

& Post Office for Germany, France, China and Japan there is

no British Branch Post Office nearer than Chefoo, the re-

ault

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