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^[[112]] [[letterhead]] Hamburg-Amerika Linie An Bord des Dampfers den [[/letterhead]] "Rhenania" 11th April 1907 [[note in pencil]] For Miss Rhoades consideration [[/note in pencil]] Dear Colonel Hecker, After Saigon; Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai were visited. The greatest interest centers at Canton with the old Chinese walled-city of Shanghai second. The foreign parts of Hongkong and Shanghai have changed greatly since my earlier visit - huge buildings have sprung up and immense business operations have started. The harbours are filled with ships, wharves are heaped with freight, the steamers ^[[145]]