To the Editor of the Sig—Does it truly and really take "the Chinese Central Post Office here in Shanghai three long week-days to collect, and sort city mail matters? The answer we make here is in' the affirmative) since a letter addressed to us from the American Consular Service oar city and dated by the sender September 28, 1927, came to hand fon the 26th together with three other equally belated letters, Neither time nor effort was losh by us in writing the postmaster concerned for @ convincing explana tion for the unaecountaole delay. caused, which has just been given and found to be far from being convincing. The sole explanation, the postal authorities supply is the "it is possible that the messenger who collects letters from the box neglected to-clear the box thorough= ly." No wonder the chit-book is miles ahead of postage stamp in modern Shanghai, Anybody who has some knowledge about the conesruction of the private box at the post office in question woul admit without the least hesitation that the official statement. could not stand ranson, Moreover we are accustomed to send for our mail matters every morning, Sun" days excluded, In truth no. stretch of imagination can in any way realize the possibility several Jetters and postale being Jeft_unnoticed or untoneed, within the' much limited space inside the private box.
best thanks for the publicity you would kindly afford to the pr Tam ete" amano, cent correspondence in your esteem= A " Jed news Shanghai, Oct. 1, 198%,
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