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soon know definitely, after which I will advise you. In Japan, I shall feel much nearer home and in much closer touch by mail or wire. My address there will be in care of Hongkong Shanghai Bank, Yokohama. - a great institution, of course, they look after mail and telegrams very methodically in all of their offices which I have thus ^[[far]] visited.

At the rates charged for Exchange on London and N.Y. and for the exchange on currency, banking out here must be very profitable. The International Bank has attractive and convenient offices at Singapore, Hongkong, [[underlined]]Canton[[/underlined]] and Shanghai