'The Manchurian postal convention has been brought to successful conclusion after twelve months' internuittent negoti ations. Japan and China are now arranging the date of application and when that matter has been decided the convention willie signed at Peking by Mr. Hands Jap first Secretary of Legation, and Me. Pity, Postal Secretary of the Chinese Imperial Posts. It will be remembered that a little over a year ago Mr, Abe, who was than Japanese Seoretary of Legation at Peking, began the negotiations with Mr, Pity. Japan agreed to allow Chinese wails to be carried by the Sooth Mancharian rail-hich was what the Chinese des made ten yeara ago by which took to withdraw all her post offices in China as soon as the other Powers should do likewise.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.