The Archive · 1910

CHINO-JAPANESE POSTAL CONVENTION

MANCHOURIA

Peking, Feb. 2, The Manchurian postal conver tion between Ching and Japap has been concluded, but has yet to be signed.

According to the terms of this agreement Japan retains exchanging offices at Newchwang, Antung, Linoyang, Tatungkow, Mukden, Tichling and Changchun (Kwangchengtze). She recognizes Chinese post offices on the basis of the Postal Union.

China secures the right to dispatch closed and open mail matter and parcels over the "Japanese railway system.

agreement is eminently satisfying tachina. Japan's conciliatory attitude has procured the reduction in the number of her post offices in Manchuria from sixteen to seven, in accordance with China's contention that the postal treaty rights do not apply, because Manchuria was opened without coercion, The date on which the Convented tion is to come into force has yet to he decided.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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