Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 893.773/27.

Consul Williamson to the Secretary of State.

[Extract.]

American Consulate,
Dalny, October 10, 1914.

Sir: On September 4, 1914, the South Manchuria Railway published in its official gazette Railway Notice No. 40, this office’s translation of which is herewith inclosed.¹

This order gives the reduced rates on through goods via Newchwang (Yingkou). It is identical, as far as it goes, with that providing special rates for this traffic via Dairen; but it is not quite so extensive as the latter, which gives rates to several places not mentioned in the former.

I have [etc.]

A. A. Williamson.

1. Not printed.