The seaplane service which has been established between Seattle and Victoria, B. C. for connexion with the Empress boats has advanced the mails to Chicago and San Francisco about 24 hours by getting the mail into Seattle for afternoon delivery instead of the next morning.
Mr. Everett of the American Post Office has received instructions to make up seaplane mail to be taken off the boats at Victoria and sent on the air line to Seattle.
This way, the mail reaches Seattle two hours after the boat reaches Victoria.
Oaly business mail addressed to Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, will be accepted for this service and it must be plainly marked "Victoria-Seattle Seaplane Service" and be in. the office an hour before closing time.
Registered mail will not be served on the seaplanes and if special delivery service at the other end is desired, a_ special delivery stamp must be affixed to the envelope.
Gold Currency only for Stamps at U. S. Postoffice Owing to the rate of gold falling to the 200 point, a notice has been issued by Mr. E. Everett, American Postmaster, to the effect that only gold currency will be accepted in payment of stamps until further notice. Mexican currency will be received in payment of money orders only at the bank's selling rate of exchange at the time of purchase.
The following is a copy of the "Under orders from the Postmaster Gexeral surcharged stamps are removed from sale on account of the rate of exchange.
"Stamps are now sold for American money exclusively. The clerks are foridden to accept Shanghai currency in exchange for stampo.
"Local currency will be accepted in payment for merey orders at the bank's selling rate of exchange at time of pur-chaga.""
Mr. Everett stated on Sunday to a representative of this paper that the instructions received from Washington, made effective on July 1, 1919, were that ordinary stamps should be sold for American money only and that surcharged stamps should be sold for Mexican currency. Such—surcharged stamps, the instructions continued, were to be withdrawn from sale when exchange reached 200 or two Shanghai dollars for one gold dollar. the lecture the Rev. W. Robbins expressed the thanks of the audience in a happy: speech.
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