Shanghai to be Divided Into Districts as in All Other Big Cities Plans have been completed by the (Chinese Post Office for a division of [Shanghai into postal districts similar {to those employed in other large cities of the world. Post offices Ihave been established in each of the districts to handle the mail for the respective vicinitice and it is expected that an extremely efficient postal service will result.
According tothe Postal Commissioner, Mr. E. Tollefsen, it is the intention of the potal authorities to distribute shortly 75,000] pamphlets on which a postal zone map of Shanghai will be printed in order that residents may become acquainted with the system and aid the postal service by complying with [the "roles for addressing letters lurider the new regime. This system will be Similar to that employed in! London when a letter and number appears with the address, as for example West 1, West Central, ete.
The districts with their—post-offices are as follows:—
Central 1. Present head office controlling mail for the foreign busi. ness section of the International Central 2. Nanking Road Post Office, sorting mail for the Chines business section of the Settlement.
Central 3. Rug clu Consular Post Office serving the business section of the French Concession.
Central 4. The former Chinese city bounded by Avenue des Deuz Republiques and with post office inside.
East. Yangtszepoo Road Post Office serving the Yangstzepoo dis-
1. Carter Road Post Office Settlement between Thibet West 2 Vu Yuen Road Post Office for Bubbling Well and Vu Yuen Roads.
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