In most districts the mail service has not only been maintained at its former good service, but in some places slight changes of routes have been made, or the carriers increased so that the time taken to carry the mail between two points has been considerably shortened, much to the pleasure and satisfaction of merchants and missionaries alike. The route between Liuchow and Kueilin, a distance of 360 Ji, which formerly took four days, has now een made a@ day and night run and the time shortened by half. Much praise is due to the Postal Commissioner and his large scattered staff of faithful subordinates, who have brought the postal system im Kuangsi to its present state of efficiency.
There is one main route, however, that is badly neglected and calls badly for rearrangement. It is the route between Wuchow and Liuchow. Formerly most of the mail was transferred to Liuchow by launch, but when the boats were 6o frequently commandeered for military purposes it became necessary to send alli first class mail overland from Konghau northward. At first the journey was made ty the mail carriers in four or five days, but when high-_ way robbery increased) the car—riers either became frightened or
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