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Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits,
Limited.
TEL. ADDRESS: WAGONLITS.
CODE 5TH EDITION A.B.C.
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Peking, Oct 11th/09

Dear Colonel Hecker-

This is the last evening of my present visit in Peking, and the four and a half weeks have been well spent. I have given about three days to sight-seeing at Nankou Pass, Great Wall and Ming Tombs, the balance of the time including practically every evening, has been given to my work. The result is very gratifying to me personally and I am sure that it will be appreciated by others in the future. The information so badly needed concerning early Chinese potteries, has been acquired from the best native authorities and their criticism and [[strikethrough]] und [[/striketrhough identification is based upon provable facts. So it must

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