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but with the arrival I have more than once referred to the unsatisfactory state of things telegraph system throughout. the province, Not long ago, missionary in this city "was ill with typhus fever, and two efforts to send telegrams to Anshun to get a doctor down failed, the first time because there was no operator in the office, the sond time because the operator aid he couldn't read the message, which was written clearly English (not code). Only after the missionary's death could a message be sent announcing the fact. OF course with conditions like this in the head office, it is not surprising that the same' has been true of some of the subordinate offices, Happily, the provincial director has been changed, and we now ave one who, unlike his predeces sors, has been trained in telegeap! work, of course the financial problem is a serious one, but he hopes to be able by degrees to 50 improve conditions as to make it worth while for business firms and others to use the wires, I have been told that according to rules, the equipment should be more or Jess overhauled ones every five years, and thoroughly renewed once fevers' 10 yea years Since anything on a general Scale was done!
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