'A matter which certainly needs clearing up is revealed by a complaint that letters, which on the face of them appear to be United States mail, have been delivered here through the German Post Office. Exactly how many instances of this has occurred it is hard to say, but no fewer than five have been brought to the notice of this paper.
In one case a letter was posted in Ovteville (Belgium) addressed to reader in Shanghai, The usual slip bearing the words "Censure Militaire" bore testimony to the fact that the contents of the letter had undergone official examination in Belgium. The post marks it bore wore those of New York, San Francisco and the German Post Office here.
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