To the Editor of the News"
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orator ability and if he think he would be an invaluable addition to China's foreign service seeing the excellent representation he has been able to make for a case that is practically untenable. As he has expressed his disinclination to carry on an endless argument, to which sentiment I am in hearty accord, I shall close the exchange of correspondence with remarks According to information I have been able gatha: the practice existing in the post office of most of the states is to forward mails to its destination by the first available steamer without regard to time in transit and if expedite service is desired, then the sender has to superscribe the name of the faster steamer on the cover. If the Chinese Post Office has been able to dispatch mail in chronological order of a rivals instead of departures. then the Chinese Post Office has scored over its prototype in the foreign countries.
With regard to mail notice of 20th July, it has been represented by A Heap that as, Tsinan was inserted merely for benefit of mail which might have been superscribed with that steamer's name but the letter (Continued on page 6)
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