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Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd.
Tel. Address: Wagonlits. Code: A.B.C. 5th Edition.

Peking, Septem 30, 1909.

Dear Colonel Hecker.

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My affairs here are going very nicely and I have just determied the plans for my homeward journey, and cabled you as follows: - "Sarcenet - expect to leave here - Stumpfahl - Oct 12th Retergebo - expect to arrive at Shanghai sturn [[strikethrough]] elles [[/strikethrough tosen - Oct 20th, Seesaw - shall sail. Shanghai sturnelles - October 25th, Sassolin - expect to arrive at Japan for a short visit, Sturzlatte - Oct 29th, Seesaw - shall sail - Sebaverant - Pacific mail - Stylisque - November 24th San Francisco. Retex - forward letters to Yokohama." 
which I now confirm.  

On Oct. 12th, I go by train from here to Hankow and from that point by steamer to Nanking and thence by steamer or train to Shanghai. After three to five days in Shanghai - quite long enough after Peking - I shall sail by the Princess Alice to Kobe arriving there about the 

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