The local postofiice has over 400 letter carriers working in Shang hai. The efficiency of the postoffive department depends much upon these men who deliver the letters from the office to the addressees. The postal officials have been studying to improve this service and with the ce-operation of the Y. M.
A. are providing a six months course of study specially designed to help them in their work. It includes the reading of Chinese and of English names. the location and names of the streets of Shanghai, names of provinces and cities of China, and other such material as is necessary to the largest usefulness of the mail carrier.
There were 80 letter carriers began the course in July and who completed the course. It noteworthy that these men give hour each day for five days per week. going to the ¥. M. ©. A. for instruction either at 7.45 in the morning or at 9 in the evening.
The postal authorities have giv: the successful men special recognition and Mr, Ritchie in his remarks on this occasion encouraged the men to work hard so that in the years to come they could rise from carriers to sorters and from sorters to departmental clerkships in the office.
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