48 Bags from Seattle and 36°from London; Post Office Statement The following statement, issued by the Chinese Post Office, will be of great assistance to readers who ceted mail matter by the President Madison last week in estimating the amount of the losses they may have sutlered through the fire on board that vessel 'The mails received here 'Thursday of last week by the Pre ident Madison consisted of mail matter and. parcels from "Europe, 'America and Japan posted in Europe between March 28 and April in America between the April 1 and' 15; in Japan on April. 28 The President Madison should ha brought 1,985 bags of mail matter, out of which number 702. bags were "received in good condition, 423. were damaged by fire water, and 210 were almost totally destroyed. Of parcel mails there Should have been 845 bags, out Which 113 were received" in. good 169 were damaged and 7B almost totally destroyed. ed to ascertain, if possible, right address, or, if this could not be done, the names of senders that the articles might be returned. The charred contents of the badly damaged bags have been carefully sifted and whatever mail matter was deliverable een posed of.
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