According to the international rates of postage for first class mail matter, the postage for a letter weighing 20 grammes is 25 centimes, 5 cents gold, or 5 pence, which is equivalent to 10 cents Chinese currency. Under the new tariff, a letter posted to a foreign country will be 15 cents, equivalent to 37 centimes, or 7.5 cents gold, or 6 pence. However, letters to Japan are accepted at the rate of 3 cents, whereas the rate for letters addressed to places in China is' 4 cents. Why the postage for a letter addressed to a country outside China should be lower than a letter that is posted from one part of the Chinese Republic to another is certainly a mystery to foreigners as well as to Chinese themselves In these circumstances, we firmly hope that you will reconsider the whole question in the light of public opinion, especially now that the Chinese Telegraph Administration has already publicly announced that the telegraph rates in force prior to November 1 are now restored.
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