The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce has furnished us with the subjoined correspondence, relative to the removal of the wreck of the Peking: [Translation.] Tuotai to Senior Consul, Dated Bist July, Reed. Ist August, 1892. wack or Peking".
On the 29th July T had the honour to receive your communication respecting the wreck of the Peking, in which you state that it is of the greatest impurtauce that such a serious danger to navigation should be at once removed, and request me to give the matter immediate attention.
Upon receipt of your former communica tion on this subject I wrote to the Customs requesting that the matter be attended to, Upon receipt of your second communi tion T again wrote requesting the Commissioner to attend to the matter at once, and send you this reply for your information.
Card of Nex Tsr-wet, U.S. Consulate General, Shanghai 8th August, 1892.
On the 5th instant I sent you otai's despatch dated Bist of July, stating that he had again written the Commissioner of Customs requesting him to attend to the matter of removing the wreck of the Peking.
I new inclose the translation of the Taotai's last despatch to me on the subject, in which he.states that the Commissioner of Customs hae sent particulars of General. the position of the wreck to the Inspector the action of that officer. servant,
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