Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                                            55 Second Street, 24th Floor
                                         San Francisco, California 94105

November 4, 2005


VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

ATTN: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services

RE:  Matthews International Funds (the "Trust")
     File Nos. 33-78960/811-08510


To the Staff of the Commission:

As counsel to the Trust and in accordance with Rule 497(j) 
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 
"Securities Act"), we hereby certify the following:

a. 	the form of prospectus and statement of additional 
information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) 
of Rule 497 under the Securities Act would not have 
differed from that contained in the most recent post-
effective amendment to the Trust's registration statement 
on Form N-1A; and 

b. 	the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to 
the Trust's registration statement was filed with the 
Commission via EDGAR on October 31, 2005 and became 
effective immediately.

Kindly direct any questions concerning this filing to the 
undersigned personally at 
(415) 856-7086.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ Nicole Gerrard

Nicole Gerrard
for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP