Srr,—With reference to your communication of November 22nd last on the subject of the establishment of a telephone service between Shanghai and Woosung, I have the honour to hand you herewith for the information of the Chamber of Commerce copy of a communication of His Excellen Colonel Denby, the Doyen of the Diplomatic Body at Peking, of January 6th and enclosure, the latter being a note of the Tsungli Yamen addressed to Mr. Denby on the above subject. Whether the requirements of the trade at this port will be met by the order given through the Superintendent of Northern Trade to the Telegraph Administration to place additional lines on the poles now standing between Shanghai and Woosung for the transmission of spoken messages, seems to be doubtful, but this may be ascertained by enquiries to be made by the Telephone Company with the Chinese Telegraph Administration.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, STCEBEL, Consul-General for Germany and Seniot Consul.
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