Ysingtao, July 27. _We are apt to think that cur Government at Home thas no conception of the state of affairs in the Far East, but the following shows that they are growing ultra-cautious. Some time ago, I wrote to the Secretary of the Law Society in London, requesting him to send me a new copy of my certificate of admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature. As I was not quite sure. of the fee required, I asked for the certificate to be sent C.0.D. The following is the reply just received, which, of course, will cause a delay of some months:—"I received your letter, dated April 22 last, on 22nd ult., and immediately got into communication with the head office of the G.P.O., inasmuch as the local (Fleet Street) office refused to accept either lefters or parcels for any port in China C.0.D. I have only today heard definitely from the G.P.0., confirming this ruling, to the effect that neither letters nor parcels can be sent to any port in China await cash on delivery. I shall be glar if you will send the fee direct to mo and I will have the certificate pre-
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