CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 313

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No.128.

(15223).

Sir:-

PEKING,

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18d 15 MAY 06

1906.

March 21st,

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With reference to my Despatch No.87 of the 28th

ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that I re-

cently received from His Excellency the Governor of

Hongkong a despatch enclosing copies of correspon-

dence between the Government of that Colony and the

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce relative to the

establishment of a British Post Office at Tientsin.

Sir Matthew Nathan enquired whether, in my opin

ion, it was now feasible to open at Tientsin a branch

of the Colonial Post Office under the superintendence

of a Consular Officer.

I forwarded His Excellency's Despatch to His

Majesty's Consul General at Tientsin with a request

that he would furnish me with his views on this ques-

tion.

I have now the honour to transmit to you here-

with copy of the reply received from Mr. Hopkins, to-

Bir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,

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